The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia… — Richard Henry Lee Copy Share Image
A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. — James Madison Copy Share Image
“He who is ready to die for his country is a fool. For he didn’t choose where he was born; and where… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
As has happened so often in history, victory had bred a complacency and fostered an orthodoxy which led to defeat in the… — B. H. Liddell Hart 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
In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
In the military, we are also taught to only use one third of the available decision-making time, so that our subordinates have… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The military is focusing only on the short run costs. If they don't provide appropriate body armor, they save some money today,… — Joseph Stiglitz Copy Share Image
[With] military threats, you can see them actually, you can imagine it. People don't think about it enough. But if you think… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There is a residual sense for me, having grown up in the early '70s, that I did not know I had, which… — Stephen Colbert Copy Share Image
By integrating women into particularly military institutes, it cripples the readiness of our defense. Schools like The Citadel train young men to… — Christine O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I'm a Veteran. I was in the Navy, in the submarine corps. I come from a military family. Both of my grandparents… — David Ayer Copy Share Image
America is my home - I believe in her promise and I will do what I can to secure that promise for… — Alberto Gonzales Copy Share Image
“Maxim 4: Close air support covereth a multitude of sins. -The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries” — Howard Tayler Copy Share Image
In order to bring a nation to support the burdens incident to maintaining great military establishments, it is necessary to create an… — John Foster Dulles Copy Share Image
In the British military system, there is a very strict chain of command. Americans just want to win, and the correct strategy… — Scott Raab Copy Share Image
“For God and country—Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo. Geronimo E.K.I.A” — DEVGRU Operator Copy Share Image
We first became conscious of the plane publicly on a Monday. I thought then by the weekend it would be done. But… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
For years I have been accused of making snap judgments. Honestly, this is not the case because I am a profound military… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
Many, who should know better, think that wars can be decided by soulless machines, rather than by the blood and anguish of… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
Do you want total war? If necessary, do you want a war more total and radical than anything that we can even… — Joseph Goebbels Copy Share Image
China's limited military power is for the sake of preserving national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. — Li Zhaoxing Copy Share Image
The hydrogen bomb is not the answer to the Western peoples' dream of full and final insurance of their security ... While… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
I was driven when I was younger. Driven at West Point where it was much more competitive in that women were competing… — Paula Broadwell Copy Share Image
I know some people say "Keep your eyes on the prize," but I disagree. When your eyes are stuck on the prize,… — Russell Simmons Copy Share Image