Military Quotes · Page 54

“The military is the government’s killing machine. The police are a close relative.”

— Steven Magee

Some of you young men think that war is all glamour and glory, but let me tell you, boys, it is all…

— William Tecumseh Sherman

Air control can be established by superiority in numbers, by better employment, by better equipment, or by a combination of these factors.

— Carl Andrew Spaatz

There will be no use of military forces in immigration. There will be no - repeat, no - mass deportations.

— John F. Kelly

“And in that vast emptiness, two heads bobbed above the surface without a sound, just one hundred feet from them.”

— Michael Parker

A military mindset is objectively analyzing a planned course of action and anticipating the likely consequences before you take that action.

— Tulsi Gabbard

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline…

— Larry Hagman

True freedom is tolerant. It gives people the right to live and think in new ways.

— John Twelve Hawks

If the Marines are abolished half the efficiency of the Navy will be destroyed. They are as necessary to the well being…

— David Dixon Porter

We are vulnerable in the military and in our governments, but I think we're most vulnerable to cyber attacks commercially. This challenge…

— Michael Mullen

And while national military forces have historically resisted the full participation of women soldiers, female talent has found plenty of scope in…

— Katherine Dunn

The military's own report says that one-third of deaths and casualties could have been avoided if proper body armor and vehicle armor…

— John Olver

The danger of the Internet is cocooning with the like-minded online - of sending an email or Twitter and confusing that with…

— Gloria Steinem

We are in this Alice in Wonderland world where parliament has approved a motion saying: 'notes the government will not deploy U.K.…

— Crispin Blunt

The truth is that the fall of Napoleon is the hardest blow that our taxing system ever felt. It is now impossible…

— William Cobbett

I go into military communities and do fundraisers and that kind of thing with the band, because I know that the music…

— Gary Sinise

My impression of Donald Trump, just having been around him. I don't think Trump needs a lot of advisers. I don't think…

— Rush Limbaugh

“In my life I’ve been very lucky to travel around the world and see students and teachers in nearly two dozen countries—but…

— Tucker Elliot

What's less well known is that the CIA's executive management staff is far more concerned with selecting the right candidates to serve…

— Douglas Valentine

First and foremost I am a commercial writer, and I hope to entertain people. But having said that, I'm in love with…

— Robert Crais

What is and isn't justified by military necessity is, naturally, open to interpretation. One of the key concepts, though, is the law…

— Sebastian Junger

“I needed to talk to my dad. My dad who had been to war, who had seen its horrors, who suffered from…

— Tucker Elliot

Their military training will ensure success in war, but they must maintain unity by not allowing the state to grow to large,…

— Plato

I don't know if I ever mentioned back in 2002 we fought our way into a governor's debate in Massachusetts where, you…

— Jill Stein

“I’ll give you one chance to run, but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear… “It’s best to watch out for…

— Ryan Goodrich

“You know that when ex-military personnel start assassinating their own government's agents that something funky is going on.”

— Steven Magee

We've got to make sure that our economy is strong at home so that we can project military power overseas.

— Barack Obama

The Ukrainians don't have the military means to stand up to Russia, but we haven't helped them militarily, either.

— Wesley Clark

Why wouldn't female Marines come forward? Because they don't trust us. They don't trust the command. They don't trust the leadership.

— James F. Amos

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our…

— Joni Ernst

With respect to the situation in Al-Faw, the British told big lies. In Al-Faw, our forces' positions remained in place.

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

We have a president [Barack Obama] that doesn't know what's happening, and when it comes to the military.

— Donald Trump

The military system of a nation is not an independent section of the social system but an aspect of its totality.

— Tony Judt

You know, I spent much of my military career tackling tough issues and formidable adversaries in challenging parts of the world.

— Lloyd Austin

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

We're going to take care of our military - the people in our military, the finest people we have.

— Donald Trump

I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in…

— William Tecumseh Sherman

I could have become a soldier if I had waited; I knew more about retreating than the man who invented retreating.

— Mark Twain

With growing experience, all skillful commanders sought to profit by the power of the defensive, even when on the offensive.

— B. H. Liddell Hart

The basic problems facing the world today are not susceptible to a military solution.

— John F. Kennedy