“Truly intelligent beings do not drop bombs on innocent civilians.” — Hiroshi Yamamoto Copy Share Image
“Okay, kids,' Dad said, 'the civilians are revolting. We better skedaddle.” — Jeannette Walls Copy Share Image
Hamas is responsible and Hamas should held accountable for civilian deaths. — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
The task [in Afghanistan] is to reduce civilian casualties while still not hesitating to respond to enemies who are trying to kill… — David Petraeus Copy Share Image
“More than ever, we ordinary civilians are the foot soldiers in the war on terrorism.” — Chris Bird Copy Share Image
“Because deep down to the army a wounded soldier that can’t fight anymore is garbage. So we depend on civilians, and civilians… — Lee Child Copy Share Image
Historically, when a leader has deployed his own military against civilians, it's never been good. There's never been a time where it's… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
You need the will to disarm the civilian population. If we can do it in Somalia, we can do it here. — Mary McGrory Copy Share Image
The definition of terrorism is killing civilians with the intent of changing their political affiliation. — Caleb Carr Copy Share Image
Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization. — Feisal Abdul Rauf Copy Share Image
You don't need any indictment in order to arrest someone; probable cause is sufficient to arrest civilians, so it must be enough… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Well, the U.N. Security Council resolution 1973 is very clear. It says all necessary measures to be taken to protect civilians and… — Mike Jackson Copy Share Image
Hezbollah must stop this cowardly blending in among women and children. I heard they were making statements that they were proud of… — Jan Egeland Copy Share Image
Finally, I am encouraged to note that the Security Council issued a statement today expressing its concern about the massive humanitarian crisis… — Jan Egeland Copy Share Image
I am closer to the pacifist side, in that I think that the British response to German aggression, which was to try… — Nicholson Baker Copy Share Image
The military mind tends to be conservative, realistic and historical. The civilian mind tends to be liberal, idealistic and Utopian. Journalists, obviously,… — Mark Riebling Copy Share Image
To live, mankind must recover its essential humanness and its innate divinity; men must recover their capacity for humility, sanity and integrity;… — George Stanley Copy Share Image
Fighting Maoism isn't like fighting an enemy across the border. They are civilians. The military and paramilitary have been trained to fight… — Kishore Chandra Deo Copy Share Image
I took a trip in 2004, a year after the war started in Iraq. I played music on the streets of Baghdad… — Michael Franti Copy Share Image
“But the death machine had only sampled a vast new source of raw material: the civilians behind the lines. It had not… — Richard Rhodes Copy Share Image
Unlike previous wars, our enemy now is a stateless network of religious extremists. They do not obey the laws of war, they… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
My wife made me watch this documentary about the Iraq War, and there was a really powerful moment where they followed some… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
There is a residual sense for me, having grown up in the early '70s, that I did not know I had, which… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
Militarism is the most energy-intensive, entropic activity of humans, since it converts stored energy and materials directly into waste and destruction without… — Hazel Henderson Copy Share Image
“We feel sorry for the poor people who died,' one soldier said. 'But how are we to know who is a terrorist… — Jean Arasanayagam Copy Share Image
UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Of 472 civilian occupations defined by the Department of Commerce, only six are majority immigrant (legal and illegal). These six occupations account… — Mark Krikorian Copy Share Image
Veteran art creates a meeting place between veterans and civilians, or simply between veterans with different experiences. — Phil Klay Copy Share Image
A lot of guns there's no need for civilians to own those those are for military — Willie Nelson Copy Share Image
I have no stories to sell. A lot of my relationships are with civilians, and no one wants to hear about those. — David Spade Copy Share Image
Its so hard for civilians, thank God you were the boss. You found a prince without losing slippers or kissing frogs. — Wale Copy Share Image
Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on… — Peter Maurer Copy Share Image
“Civilians are no more fit to have guns at their disposal than politicians are to have nukes at their disposal.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image