Civilians Quotes · Page 2

“Okay, kids,' Dad said, 'the civilians are revolting. We better skedaddle.”

— Jeannette Walls

I think attacks on civilians in fact boost morale.

— Tom Paulin

...Uncalled-for aggression arouses the hatred of the civilian population...

— Jean-Paul Sartre

“State first, subject second, statesman last.”

— Amit Kalantri

No, the United States does not target civilians.

— Anonymous

“Truly intelligent beings do not drop bombs on innocent civilians.”

— Hiroshi Yamamoto

Any time bombs are used to target civilians it is an act of terror

— Barack Obama

The longer the war drags on, more and more civilians are getting killed.

— Sergey Akhromeyev

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

— Lamb Of God

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

— Jose Saramago

World War III is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation.

— Marshall McLuhan

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

— Alan Dershowitz

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

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

— Mia Bloom

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

— William O. Douglas

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 war against terrorism should not be used to interfere with an independent, sovereign state.We need to identify concrete terrorist targets and…

— Anonymous

There is no precedent of a civilian population, displaced by a war that their leadership started and lost, claiming a right to…

— Caroline Glick

Israel is in the midst of a difficult military and diplomatic campaign against terrorists. An organisation that works to prove allegations that…

— Uri Orbach

For much of my life as a journalist, I've viewed myself as being embedded with civilians and with those people who live…

— Jeremy Scahill

The helicopter was a U.S. Navy helicopter. There were no civilian helicopters available to film companies, so they just made some stuff…

— Haskell Wexler

After the war, they took Army dogs and rehabilitated them for civilian life. But they turned soldiers into civilians immediately, and let…

— Audie Murphy

Common sense should tell us that there is no reason for civilians to have access to easily concealable handguns with the capability…

— Carl Levin

Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we,…

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

We used to have a War Office, but now we have a Ministry of Defence, nuclear bombs are now described as deterrents,…

— Tony Benn

There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add…

— Philip Caputo

The decision to attack the entire nation [of Yugoslavia] has been counterproductive, and our destruction of civilian life has now become senseless…

— Jimmy Carter

“To protect civilians, the state needs sometimes to do things that are contrary to democratic behavior. It is true that in units…

— Michael Bar-Zohar

So, before leading my troops into battle, we would get drunk and drugged up, sacrifice a local teenager, drink their blood, then…

— General Butt Naked

The war is not going well and it is time to say why. It has been fought with half-measures. It has been…

— Charles Krauthammer

Peace is not just a colored ribbon. It's more than a wristband or a t-shirt. It's not just a donation or a…

— George Clooney

I do not see Russia as a friend of the United States in any form or fashion. Are there some things that…

— Bob Corker

To me, the only reason for guns in civilian hands is for sporting purposes.

— Sarah Brady

If civilians are killed in an attack on a military installation, it is certainly regrettable, but I will not morally blame the…

— Anonymous

The authority of the civil defense ... issued a warning to the civilian population not to pick up any of those pencils…

— Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military.

— Wesley Clark

Protecting Palestinian civilians in Gaza is both a moral duty and a strategic imperative.

— Lloyd Austin

I messed up on the Vietnam Special, because I gave it to civilians? Only military men can handle that.

— Si Robertson

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

— Mark Pellegrino

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

— Rachel Corrie