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There are no atheists in foxholes
The statement "There are no atheists in foxholes" is an aphorism used to argue that in times of extreme stress or fear, such as during war ("in foxholes"), all people will believe in, or hope for, a higher power (and there are therefore no atheists).
==Origin==
The origin of the quotation is uncertain.〔(Discussion on Linguist List )〕 U. S. Military Chaplain William Thomas Cummings may have said it in a field sermon during the Battle of Bataan in 1942,〔"I Saw the Fall of the Philippines", Carlos Peña Romulo〕 though scholars have been unable to find a firsthand witness to the sermon.〔 Page 26〕 Other sources credit Lieutenant Colonel Warren J. Clear (or the anonymous sergeant he spoke with there), who was also at Bataan and published the usage in 1942;〔"The Heroic Defense of the Philippines", reprinted in Reader's Digest, July 1942〕 or Lieutenant Colonel William Casey. The phrase is often attributed to war correspondent Ernie Pyle;〔Johnson, Chip. ("GI turns to Islam to find God." ) San Francisco Chronicle. Monday, March 6, 2006. Accessed Nov-22-2009.〕〔(Books & Culture Weblog: Content & Context - Books & Culture ), Christianity Today〕〔''(Down in the drink: true stories of the Goldfish Club )'', Ralph Barker 1955〕 however, no such source published prior to Pyle's death is known. It was also quoted by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in remarks broadcast from the White House as part of a February 7, 1954, American Legion Program. With slightly different wording, the statement appears much earlier in press reports dating from the end of the First World War, while a similar concept has been sought in Plato's ''Laws''.〔
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