Bush, himself the most intellectually backward American president of my political lifetime, is surrounded by advisers whose bellicosity is exceeded only by… — Gerald Kaufman Copy Share Image
I think one of the great disasters (in military history) is the way that the Second World War has become the defining… — Antony Beevor Copy Share Image
When I talk with women who have had wonderful experiences in the military it's because their commanders treated them with respect and… — Amy Ziering Copy Share Image
In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have… — Jim Costa Copy Share Image
At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn't any military expertise, that… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
The use of large-scale military force in volatile regions of underdeveloped countries is difficult to do right, has major unintended consequences and… — Dennis C. Blair Copy Share Image
To throw bombs from an airplane will do as much damage as throwing bags of flour. It will be my pleasure to… — Newton D. Baker Copy Share Image
“America leads," he said. "We have capacity no one else has. Our military is the best in the history of the world.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To those who charge that liberalism has been tried and found wanting, I answer that the failure is not in the idea,… — George McGovern Copy Share Image
“{ The resolution of the surviving members of the Eleventh Illinois Cavalry, whom Robert Ingersoll was the commander of, at his funeral… — Herman E. Kittredge Copy Share Image
Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
We need to reduce military budgets; raise living standards; engender respect for learning; support science, scholarship, invention, and industry; promote free inquiry;… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
We are coming to the times when passive Christianity and passive Christians will cease to exist. There is a maturity, a discipline… — Rick Joyner Copy Share Image
There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior… — Alfred Thayer Mahan 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
Politicians had always viewed environmental issues as narrow things of no great political consequence. Sort of NIMBY issues. A big part of… — Denis Hayes Copy Share Image
The basis on which the Good Friday agreement was constructed was in addressing those problems in the history of Northern Ireland, the… — John Reid Copy Share Image
As for the military or service professionals, I have nothing but respect for them, but come on, when it comes to romance… — Jill Shalvis Copy Share Image
We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. People have the right to live… — Shirin Ebadi Copy Share Image
It's important for Americans to know what the guys fighting the wars have been experiencing, not just from the perspective of a… — Brandon Webb Copy Share Image
To advance from a nuanced dissent to a compelling vision, progressive policymakers should turn to the great mainstay of twentieth-century U.S. foreign… — Suzanne Nossel Copy Share Image
We still name our military helicopter gunships after victims of genocide. Nobody bats an eyelash about that: Blackhawk. Apache. And Comanche. If… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
South Korea first allowed women into the military in 1950 during the Korean War. Back then, female soldiers mainly held administrative and… — Kim Young-ha Copy Share Image
We are living through one of the most fundamental shifts in history- a change in the actual belief structure of Western society.… — Willis Harman Copy Share Image
We give speeches and pin ribbons onto uniforms, etch names into walls. And all that is fine, but too often, all those… — Michelle Obama Copy Share Image
You must all be aware that modern war is not a mere matter of military operations. It involves the whole strength and… — Chiang Kai-shek Copy Share Image
The American people want to see our nation standing tall on the world stage again. They want to see us supporting our… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is… — Clifton B. Cates Copy Share Image
My husband is a former Air Force pilot and my son is an active duty Army surgeon, recently returned from Iraq, so… — Robyn Carr Copy Share Image
I was 20 years old when, despite mass protests against military action, Iraq was invaded in 2003 - it didn't make for… — Romola Garai Copy Share Image
So a military force has no constant formation, water has no constant shape: the ability to gain victory by changing and adapting… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many… — Randy Neugebauer Copy Share Image
Anybody who was in the military or a military family has a certain sensitivity to the separation. Everyone knows military wives have… — Lester Holt Copy Share Image
There are many examples of women that have excelled in learning, and even in war, but this is no reason we should… — Bernard de Mandeville Copy Share Image
I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the powerful… — Eric Alterman Copy Share Image
I will not speak to Vladimir Putin personally until we've rebuilt the 6th Fleet a little bit right under his nose; rebuilt… — Carly Fiorina Copy Share Image
If the blood of France and of Germany flows again, as it did twenty-five years ago, in a longer and even more… — Edouard Daladier Copy Share Image
If we try to resolve terrorism with military might and nothing else, then we will be no safer than we were before… — Greg Mortenson Copy Share Image
I was raised Catholic. I was confirmed Catholic (received the sacrament of confirmation). Through my military years, I sort of lost touch… — Timothy McVeigh Copy Share Image
