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Once more unto the breach, dear friends

  1. Words from the play King Henry the Fifth , by William Shakespeare . King Henry is rallying his troops to attack a breach, or gap, in the wall of an enemy city.


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Once more unto the breach, dear friends!

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Imagine Biden as Henry V at Harfleur: “I also think we’re going to have to move to the point where we go once more unto the breach, dear friends.”

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I don’t mean healthcare workers or front-line workers or first responders; these heroic warriors have been hitting walls and then throwing themselves once more unto the breach, dear friends, for going on 13 months now.

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It may not rate with “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” or “At my signal, unleash hell!” but “ever” may just be the rallying cry that saves a world chess championship.

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He smiled sadly, watching her walk off, and muttered, “Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more.”

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