Two Proclamations

Proclamation by Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of the Reich, to the German 
Army, September 1, 1939.

The Polish State has refused the peaceful settlement of relations which I 
desired, and has appealed to arms. Germans in Poland are persecuted with 
bloody terror and driven from their houses. A series of violations of the 
frontier, intolerable to a great Power, prove that Poland is no longer 
willing to respect the frontier of the Reich.

In order to put an end to this lunacy, I have no other choice than to meet 
force with force from now on.

The German Army will fight the battle for the honour and the vital rights 
of reborn Germany with hard determination. I expect that every soldier, 
mindful of the great traditions of eternal German soldiery, will ever 
remain conscious that he is a representative of the National-Socialist 
Greater Germany.

Long live our people and our Reich!

Words of war from George W. Bush — March 20, 2003

At this hour American and coalition forces are in the early stages of 
military operations to disarm Iraq to free its people and to defend the 
world from grave danger.

In this conflict, America faces an enemy who has no regard for conventions 
of war or rules of morality.

The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at 
the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of 
murder.

We will meet that threat now with our army, airforce, navy, coast guard and 
marines . I assure you, this will not be a campaign of half measures and we 
will accept no outcome but victory.

May God bless our country and all who defend her.