Civilians Quotes

Could anything justify the extermination of civilians on such a scale?

— Wilfred Burchett

If there's no other alternative, I support civilian trials for terrorists.

— Rudy Giuliani

About 14 percent of our nation's civilian workforce is foreign-born.

— George W. Bush

My aunt and uncle are clearly civilians.

— Jimmy Kimmel

“Civilians enjoy their time because soldiers sacrifice their time.”

— Amit Kalantri

“Armadillo? I’d rather arm civilians.”

— Jarod Kintz

I don't give a damn about the civilians.

— Richard M. Nixon

I think civilian Americans support the military very much.

— Thad Cochran

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

— Janet Reno

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

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

— Tom Clancy

This policy represents a massive injustice against Iraqi civilians, ... and it must be ended - not after Mr. Clinton leaves office,…

— Ralph Nader

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

— Edward Gibbon

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

— George W. Bush

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

— Yitzhak Rabin

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

— Noam Chomsky

People talk about smart sanctions and crippling sanctions. Ive never seen smart sanctions, and crippling sanctions cripple everyone, including innocent civilians, and…

— Mohamed ElBaradei

The misunderstandings - or, what really bothers me are the intentional misrepresentations of the facts, which take place on a fairly regular…

— John O. Brennan

There are hundreds of electromagnetic cases where spacecraft have been observed by police, military personnel and civilians to affect car engines, radios…

— Steven M. Greer

All of us are already civilian soldiers, without knowing it...The great stroke of luck for the military class's terrorism is that no…

— Paul Virilio

Even during the years of the Cold War, the intense confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States, we always avoided…

— Vladimir Putin

On the rare occasions when U.N. blue helmets have made the news in the past, it has unfortunately too often been in…

— Samantha Power

If the next time our governments propose to make war on a helpless civilian population we were to uncover our grief and…

— Germaine Greer

We're capable of understanding that someone has to drop an atomic bomb on a town of innocent civilians, but not that others…

— Anonymous

The decision to rely heavily on high-altitude air power, target urban infrastructure and repeatedly attack heavily populated towns and villages has reflected…

— Seumas Milne

To enhance the defense of the other agencies of government, including our law enforcement agency - it's so important. They're doing such…

— Donald Trump

I don't believe in Western morality, i.e., don't kill civilians or children, don't destroy holy sites, don't fight during the holiday seasons,…

— Manis Friedman

When I was developing the [TV Series "Daredevil"] idea, we were really doing something closer to what was in the comic book.…

— Melissa Rosenberg

Neoconservatives and the Pentagon have good reason to fear the return of the Vietnam Syndrome. The label intentionally suggests a disease, a…

— Tom Hayden

I have never met anyone who built a bomb shelter and felt protected by it. I have never met a modern military…

— Peace Pilgrim

Reparations - not just aid - should be provided by those responsible for devastating Iraqi civilian society by cruel sanctions and military…

— Noam Chomsky

For all the civilians saved thanks to the presence of peacekeepers, there have been those who were lost - the United Nations…

— Jan Eliasson

“The monstrous effects on Korean civilians of the methods of warfare adopted by the United Nations — the blanket fire bombing of…

— Reg Whitaker

The abuse of civilians and combatants has existed since the dawn of time.

— Peter Maurer

Israel never targets civilians deliberately, period.

— Naftali Bennett

Let the soldier yield to the civilian.

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

Protecting Afghan civilians is the cornerstone of our mission.

— John R. Allen

It is desirable for Buddhist affairs to help civilian rule.

— Ye Xiaowen

Israel does not target civilians. It targets the terrorists.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Hamas is responsible and Hamas should held accountable for civilian deaths.

— Benjamin Netanyahu