[I]n order to raise a soul to the highest perfection, He allows it to pass through dryness, brambles, and combats, causing it… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
American fighters of the Pacific War were not heroes. The desperation of island combat included exchanged barbarities of which no one would… — James Carroll Copy Share Image
Responding to terrorism inevitably implies military consequences. This may shock some people, but these groups must also be dealt with on a… — Paolo Gentiloni Copy Share Image
You can have computer sights of anything you like, but I think you have to go to the enemy on the shortest… — Erich Hartmann Copy Share Image
Of course, violence will not end with our combat mission. Extremists will continue to set off bombs, attack Iraqi civilians and try… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: it's one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center… — John Bruton Copy Share Image
There are a number of World War II historians I admire: Cornelius Ryan, Mark Stoler, Antony Beevor, to name a few. As… — Rick Atkinson Copy Share Image
We ceased to deal seriously with mobile combat. We relegated to oblivion the fundamentals of combat-in-depth tactics and of combined arms maneuvers… — Sergey Biryuzov Copy Share Image
Congratulations to the Italian people for winning the World Cup. ... They won after France's best player got ejected for head butting.… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
People can insert thoughts into your mind. This is more dangerous for psychic people. Use concentration exercises and read to combat this;… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
President Obama pushed for fairness in the military, listening to commanders as we ended Don't Ask Don't Tell, and on how to… — Tammy Duckworth Copy Share Image
I happen to be unfortunately temperamental. No, my temperament is also, what you describe to rainfalls, the will of society, to combat… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
The United States can certainly defeat North Vietnam, but the United States cannot defeat a guerrilla war which is being raged from… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
You don't think much of the individual, because you don't think you've hit him and you hope that he will bail out… — Peter Malam Brothers Copy Share Image
When we think of war, the tendency is to picture young soldiers only in their military roles. To a large extent this… — Walter Dean Myers Copy Share Image
I always disagree, however, when people end up saying that we can only combat Communism, Fascism or what not if we develop… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
There are lots of things that I will probably never experience in this life. Military combat. Being dictator of a small central… — Michael Arrington Copy Share Image
I opened fire when the whole windshield was black with the enemy . . . at minimum range . . . it… — Erich Hartmann Copy Share Image
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