Civilians Quotes · Page 3

I believe the United States should make the protection of Syrian civilians from war crimes and crimes against humanity a higher priority.

— Bob Casey, Jr

These mercenaries and hirelings kidnapped civilians in the Al-Faw Peninsula so that they might claim that they captured Iraqi soldiers.

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

Israel uses weapons to safeguard civilians. Hamas uses civilians to safeguard weapons.

— Mark Pellegrino

...The very nature of interstate war puts innocent civilians into great jeopardy, especially with modern technology.

— Murray Rothbard

We are protecting civilians. We are unarmed. We are no threat to you. Please do not shoot.

— Rachel Corrie

When John Murtha, for example, said the Marines are killing innocent civilians in cold blood.

— George W. Bush

Yet the civilians have always respected the natural right of a citizen to dispose of his life . . .

— Edward Gibbon

In fighting terror, you cannot let it interfere with the normal life of civilians in Israel.

— Yitzhak Rabin

We must all realise that the Israeli society is a military society - men and women. We cannot describe the society as…

— Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Under international law, the responsibility for protecting civilians in conflict falls on the belligerents. Under military occupation, responsibility for the welfare of…

— Kofi Annan

The steep decline in America's image and standing after 9/11 is a direct reflection of global distaste for the instruments of American…

— Shashi Tharoor

The true lovers of humanity are those who put on the uniform with regret, fight like hell when they wear it, take…

— Rupert Hughes

Unprovoked attacks on Israel's borders, murdering Israeli soldiers, taking Israeli hostages and showering rockets targeting and killing Israeli civilians are not furthering…

— Alcee Hastings

There is no effort to acknowledge some equivalent accountability by associating "terrorism" with all violence that is deliberately aimed at civilians, either…

— Richard A. Falk

The inside of the Pentagon is an incredible place and a dramatic set. We do [travel] outside, but the inside workings of…

— Dennis Hopper

Patriotism, in the trenches, was too remote a sentiment, and at once rejected as fit only for civilians, or prisoners. A new…

— Robert Graves

Well, one thing that has changed is the number of people killed by terrorists in Pakistan. Civilians killed has gone down really…

— Mohsin Hamid

The truth is that, in trying to get at terrorists who are in countries that either are unwilling or unable to capture…

— Barack Obama

In the Islamic world, the U.S. is seen in two quite different ways. One view recognizes what an extraordinary country the U.S.…

— Edward Said

The din of politicians speechifying about the war, the faux moral posturing of opinion-makers who claim to speak in the name of…

— Lawrence Kaplan

You have to look at the reality in Syria. Whenever we liberate any city or village from the terrorists, the civilians will…

— Bashar al-Assad

We got a commitment that 3 million nurses are going to be trained to better identify these signs [of PTSD], because, you…

— Michelle Obama

GWEN is a superb system, in combination with cyclotron resonance, for producing behavioural alterations in the civilian population. The average strength of…

— Robert O. Becker

They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have…

— William Manchester

Civilians listened to officers, which said a lot about the intelligence of civilians.

— Tom Clancy

Civilians are like beans; you buy 'em as needed for any job which merely requires skill and savvy. But you can't buy…

— Robert A. Heinlein

The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by…

— Janet Reno

A lot of people who didn't understand the need for civilians to bear arms on Sept. 10 were pretty clear on the…

— Tim Slagle

The Second Amendment reveals a profound principle of American government - the principle of civilian ascendency over the military.

— William O. Douglas

With a civilian target, female bombers tend to be more successful and cause more damage.

— Mia Bloom

I don't date civilians. I don't even try. I'm totally out of the game of dating or trying to get a girlfriend…

— Chester Brown

Asymmetrical warfare is a euphemism for terrorism, just like collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent civilians.

— Alan Dershowitz

I don't believe in killing civilians, and I'm not going to kill civilians for the United States Marine CORPS...

— Lamb Of God

“It's not the generals, it's the civilians who authorise and organise the worst war crimes.”

— Noam Chomsky

Every thing in life is a uniform; the only time our bodies are truly in civilian dress is when we're naked.

— Jose Saramago

Donald Trump'd rather believe Vladimir Putin than the military and civilian intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect us.

— Hillary Clinton

Civilians craving for their rights while leaders ignite fights, where the hell is peace and justice.

— Simon Quperlier

We have a responsibility to make sure civilians and children are never the targets of war and humanitarian assistance is never blocked.

— Laphonza Butler

Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.

— Tariq Ramadan

The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States,…

— David Swanson