APAD: We few, we happy few, we band of brothers

Meaning & Background:

 

'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers' is one of the well-known lines from

the rousing St. Crispin's Day Speech given by the king in Shakespeare's Henry V.

 

Henry was exhorting his men to greater valour and toward a famous victory

against the French at the Battle of Agincourt. The fact that they were

outnumbered by the French should not concern them and would only serve to

strengten their brotherhood and reputation in the future.

 

     KING HENRY V:

     This story shall the good man teach his son;

     And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,

     From this day to the ending of the world,

     But we in it shall be remember'd;

     We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;

     For he to-day that sheds his blood with me

     Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,

     This day shall gentle his condition:

     And gentlemen in England now a-bed

     Shall think themselves accursed they were not here,

     And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks

     That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.

 

- www.phrases.org.uk

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A Chinese emperor, a dynasty-founder like Liu Bang or Zhu YuanZhang, with but

a few early acolytes, might have made a similar speech!

 

I first heard of the 2001 war drama, "Band of Brothers," about eight years

ago, in a Tim Ferriss podcast where his guest, Jocko Willink, a former Navy

Seals commando in the 2nd Iraq war, talked about his favorite movies. With an

IMDb score of 9.4/10, it must have been immensely popular. A DVD from the

library, however, is often hit-or-miss and the set I borrowed was scratched so

bad that it felt not worth the time skipping damaged areas. I may try again later.

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• Spartans! Let ur breakfast eat hearty, coz tonight we die in -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 09:17:53

• hell!!!, 50 Spartans against 100k Persian arm -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 09:18:49

• Spartans didn't make many speeches, though. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 10:26:47

• to save energy -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 10:44:04

• 众志成城？ -暖冬cool夏- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 09:38:23

• 同甘共苦 -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 10:27:46

• Yeah, we watched the mini series and liked it a lot too! -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 09:53:22

• and started liking D. Lewis since … -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 09:55:47

• Great! I'll definitely try again. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 10:28:32

• 二战期间英国将领蒙哥马利也有一段著名演说 -永远老李- ♂ (383 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 11:18:36

• Nice. thanks for sharing. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 15:37:29

• 神马意思呢？ -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 14:05:03

• 觉得讲的是在战场上患难相扶生死与共的兄弟之谊（那时去打仗的都是男生)。；-） -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 15:15:37

• Nice！Got it！We few，we happy few，we band of bros&sis of MYSJ： -妖妖灵- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 16:37:21

• Just remembered a fight 4 the survial of a product that was -最西边的岛上- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 15:23:43

• created by 12 of us and the mid-top boss wanted to cut it. -最西边的岛上- ♀ (318 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 15:31:41

• Sounds great! I'm still in touch w/ a 29-yr-old group. -7grizzly- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 15:39:57

• "We the North" : the slogan of Toronto Raptors -天边一片白云- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/18/2024 postreply 16:22:46