For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him. Gustav Stresemann
I was thinking of resigning since I did not want to be perceived as a man who did the president's bidding to save my job. I have had some time to think about it since. I think I did the right thing. Robert Bork
If either player abandon the game by quitting the table in anger, or in an otherwise offensive manner; or by momentarily resigning the game; or refuses to abide by the decision of the Umpire, the game must be scored against him. Howard Staunton