The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force. — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Nothing matures a military force quicker than actual military operations. — Duncan Hunter Copy Share Image
It is true that we are under occupation, but we are not the weaker party. We are the military force which Israel… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
Any time you use military force, you have got to have a clear purpose that military forces can achieve. — Richard N. Haass Copy Share Image
The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence. — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force. — Daisaku Ikeda Copy Share Image
Obama behaves like a centrist who leans tentatively left on certain social programs but boldly right on military force and civil liberties. — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
Never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
I think that our American people will welcome a Russian military force for peace-keeping purposes. — Sam Nunn Copy Share Image
I am not a pacifist and I would back a lawful, coherent and compelling case for the use of military force by… — Keir Starmer Copy Share Image
The United States does not view our authority to use military force against Al Qaeda as being restricted solely to 'hot' battlefields… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by… — James Buchan Copy Share Image
We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging… — Otto Schily Copy Share Image
In time of actual war, great discretionary powers are constantly given to the Executive Magistrate. Constant apprehension of War, has the same… — James Madison Copy Share Image
But in terms of Saddam Hussein being there, let's remember that his country is divided, in effect. He does not control the… — Condoleezza Rice Copy Share Image
More than a decade and half after 9/11, U.S. military actions in countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan and several other… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
I went to Ft Bragg and learned that Delta was indeed gearing up for the rescue. Still I was concerned the Reagan… — Bo Gritz Copy Share Image
Clearly the American military has been a force for good for the United States. There's a reason we have a standing military.… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
It would seem to be the case that pressure on Iran to acquire nuclear weapons is almost totally driven by their need… — Richard A. Falk Copy Share Image
I'm not an expert on the Middle East or terrorism or the use of military force or politics. It's all I can… — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
[I]t's up to Republicans to expose the bureaucracies and criticize the orthodoxies - to ask why visas for travel to the United… — William Kristol Copy Share Image
No one will remember that President Obama supported the Arab Spring if it eventually fails and the region collapses back into the… — Sebastian Junger Copy Share Image
In France those absurd perversions of the art of war which covered themselves under the name of chivalry were more omnipotent than… — Charles William Chadwick Oman Copy Share Image
I have nothing but contempt for Gadhafi. I'm not a Gadhafi supporter in any way. However, it's not clear to me that… — Pat Toomey Copy Share Image
We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend… — Dick Cheney Copy Share Image
There is no question in my mind that if we summon our resources, both our leadership resources and all of the tools… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Military force is another element of power. It provides a nation the capability to impose it's will on another nation through the… — John M. House Copy Share Image
In time, the church will actually be organized more as a military force with an army, navy, air force, etc. — Rick Joyner Copy Share Image
We will build our military forces to a level that will be, I believe, stronger than ever before if I become President… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
Training a reliable military force that adheres to Western norms and standards is the work of a generation, not a few months. — David Ignatius Copy Share Image
A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe companions to liberty. — James Madison Copy Share Image
Together, we will remain the most ready and capable military force in the world, which is what our nation expects and deserves. — Mark Esper Copy Share Image
I don't think we need to have an either/or debate about the use of military force - I think you can be… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan was able to accomplish extraordinary purposes for our country without having to put our military forces into conflict. — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
The United States of America should be prepared to use military force to strike military targets of the Assad regime. — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
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