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1 " We sleep soundly in our beds, because rough men stand ready in the night to do violence on those who would harm us" Orwell cited Kipling's phrase " making mock of uniforms that guard you while you sleep" (Kipling, Tommy), and further noted that Kipling's " grasp of function, of who protects whom, is very sound. He sees clearly that men can be highly civilized only while other men, inevitably less civilized, are there to guard and feed them." (1942) "
2 " People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. "
― George Orwell
3 " We sleep safely at night because rough men stand ready to visit violence on those who would harm us. "
― Winston S. Churchill
4 " We sleep peaceably in our beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on our behalf" --Opening to " My Father's Son," attributed to George Orwell "
5 " I concluded by saying that the SEALs in that room truly gave meaning to George Orwell's observation that " people sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." page 546 "
6 " We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. "
