Conscription is an impediment to achieving the forces Australia needs. It is an alibi for failing to give proper conditions to regular… — Gough Whitlam Copy Share Image
The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader,… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes of people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In war there are none but particular cases; everything has there an individual nature; nothing ever repeats itself. In the first place,… — Ferdinand Foch Copy Share Image
An army is a collection of armed men obliged to obey one man. Every enactment, every change of rule which impairs this… — William Tecumseh Sherman Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things that have to be considered in National. The military aspect of it is only one of… — Hugh Shelton Copy Share Image
We shouldn't knee jerk anything. The Iraqi government a few years back, when they had a chance to sign an agreement that… — Carl Levin Copy Share Image
There is no doubt that the Americans losses are very heavy because they are deployed across a wide area and among the… — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Copy Share Image
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed.… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Go to any airport in this country and you’ll see how well our government is dealing with the terrible danger you’re in.… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
There is an undeniable economic and cultural disconnect between many of those who volunteer to serve and those who choose to remain… — Ruben Gallego Copy Share Image
The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
First, there are some of my readers who only read Hap and Leonard, not the other stuff, and some who don't read… — Joe R. Lansdale Copy Share Image
Influence is best measured not only by military hardware and GDP, but also by other people's perceptions that we, the United States,… — Samantha Power Copy Share Image
The current siege on higher education, whether through defunding education, eliminating tenure, tying research to military needs, or imposing business models of… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession… — Barry Goldwater Copy Share Image
Republicans don't want to shrink government. They want more and more military, more and more surveillance. They'd like to have the government… — John Zerzan Copy Share Image
The situation of having to belong to a state to which one does not wish is no less onerous if it is… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“When we deployed, in our heads, the towel we left hanging next to the shower to dry, would still be hanging there… — Adam Fenner Copy Share Image
I'm a product of a military dictatorship. Under a dictatorship, you cannot trust information or dispense it freely because of censorship. So… — Vik Muniz Copy Share Image
I'm old enough to remember John Kennedy sending a few advisers into Vietnam. I'm very worried we'll get in and we'll get… — Jim McDermott Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter that Bush scares the hell out of me. What matters is that he scares the hell out of a… — Seymour Hersh Copy Share Image
Writing books for me is anyway much like a military campaign. I confess to fighting my way through with military metaphors. There… — James Hillman Copy Share Image
Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a… — Tom Vilsack Copy Share Image
Similar problems are arising in Egypt too. The question is whether the military will release its grip which has been extremely strong… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Fascist education is moral, physical, social, and military: it aims to create a complete and harmoniously developed human, a fascist one according… — Benito Mussolini Copy Share Image
Pouring arms into the spreading cauldron of war risks exacerbating the crisis in Iraq. A fully inclusive international diplomatic process should be… — David Cortright Copy Share Image
The military struggle may frankly be regarded for what it actually was, namely a war for independence, an armed attempt to imposethe… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
It is no coincidence that when the thugs tried to wrest control over Grenada, there were 30 Soviet advisors and hundreds of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Lastly, there is bankruptcy, as the United States pours its economic resources into ever more grandiose military projects and shortchanges the education,… — Chalmers Johnson Copy Share Image
Dr. Rice's record on Iraq gives me great concern. In her public statements she clearly overstated and exaggerated the intelligence concerning Iraq… — Carl Levin Copy Share Image
Reparations - not just aid - should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It's perfectly natural to desire more troops when engaged in a military operation facing serious obstacles, and the more troops you have,… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
Let's be grateful for what we have. Let's be mindful of those who have less. Let's appreciate those who hold a special… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
While the nominal strength of a country is represented by its numbers and resources, this muscular development is dependent on the state… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
I've been a military lawyer for 33 years. A member of al Qaeda or their affiliate group can be detained under a… — Lindsey Graham Copy Share Image
The military taught me discipline, how to problem solve, teamwork and loyalty, a perfect parallel to the kitchen. If we could take… — Robert Irvine Copy Share Image
While other [military] alliances have been formed to win wars, our fundamental purpose is to prevent war while preserving and extending the… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
“As budget cuts cripple civilian agencies and programs, they lose their ability to perform ad they once did, so we look to… — Rosa Brooks Copy Share Image
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