Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths. — John Stockwell Copy Share Image
What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military… — Rand Paul Copy Share Image
Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies. — John R. Allen Copy Share Image
And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the… — Joseph Rodman Drake Copy Share Image
The true use of history, whether civil or military, is not to make man clever for the next time, it is to… — Michael Howard Copy Share Image
You know, I spent much of my military career tackling tough issues and formidable adversaries in challenging parts of the world. — Lloyd Austin Copy Share Image
When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming… — William Westmoreland Copy Share Image
It was possibly the most circumspect advance in the history of military maneuvers, right down at the bottom end of the scale… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
So long as peace is not attained by law (so argue the advocates of armaments) the military protection of a country must… — Ludwig Quidde Copy Share Image
Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose… — Doc Hastings Copy Share Image
It's clear to me now that we've got to reach out to the Arab Sunni community in particular in an effort to… — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes… — Basmah bint Saud Copy Share Image
We have no quarrel with America. We all know NATO is the strongest military machine in the world. We simply want them… — Slobodan Milosevic Copy Share Image
America has the strongest, best-trained, best-led military force in the world, and we have failed them. Our military today is struggling in… — John McCain Copy Share Image
I personally am not a total pacifist. I do believe there is such a thing as a just war. I believe, for… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Yes and no. Because America has only about 1 percent of the population serving in the military, it is hard for many… — Steve Stivers Copy Share Image
In one of the decisive battles of World War I, disastrous reports poured into the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the commander of… — James Keller Copy Share Image
People who oppose violence often defend strikes, forgetting that strikes are historically every bit as violent as riots. They recast history so… — Joshua Clover Copy Share Image
Industrial production, the flow of resources in the economy, the exertion of military effort in a war theater-all are complexes of numerous… — George Dantzig Copy Share Image
The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed.… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
Today, your cell phone has more computer power than all of NASA back in 1969, when it placed two astronauts on the… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
The simple truth is that there isn't a single civil right I would deny to an evangelical Christian. I've defended their freedom… — Andrew Sullivan Copy Share Image
We need to look at [Osama bin Laden killing ] as a great victory for the American military and intelligence personnel and… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
A soldier that dies to protect the lives and freedom of their fellow citizens deserves a day of recognition. Happy Memorial Day. — Sonya Parker Copy Share Image
Hannah: What's your plan? Claire: Go get him Hannah: Honey, that is not a plan. That's what we in the military call… — Rachel Caine Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned there shouldn't be a single boot on the ground. There's enough American blood in Iraq that lasts… — Harry Reid Copy Share Image
In military science there is a principle more important than "Forward": it is that the task should be proportionate to the means. — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
It's alarming that military intervention in internal conflicts in foreign countries has become commonplace for the United States. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
“He'd never met a woman who blushed as much as she did. He didn't know anyone could blush as much as she… — Megan Crane Copy Share Image
“One more dance along the razor's edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.” — Robert Jordan Copy Share Image
Any comparison between the military dictatorship and democracy can only come from those who do not value the Brazilian democracy. — Dilma Rousseff Copy Share Image
Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the… — Maureen Dowd Copy Share Image
The Humvee is an American military icon and will continue to be for decades. It is an essential part of U.S. military… — Todd Young Copy Share Image
America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to… — Sarah Palin Copy Share Image
Working together, America's military, Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi people have won a major battle in the war on terrorism. — Paul Ryan Copy Share Image
I think that the Iraqi ground defenses shot down dozens of missiles. We are in the process of counting all these missiles… — Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Copy Share Image
There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
ISIS have to be defeated. They have to be defeated militarily. How are we going to do that if we continue to… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy. — James Mattis Copy Share Image