Life is not an on and off switch. You don't have to have a military that is either in hard combat or… — James G. Stavridis Copy Share Image
I've never understood why anyone would want to join the army, but that's irrelevant. The fact of the matter is that, as… — John Tiffany Copy Share Image
We all know Reagan's legacy, from the Iran-Contra affair to the funding of the Nicaraguan military in which over 200,000 people died.… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
The idea of a permanent U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, as opposed to an economic presence, is going to create a new… — Ahmed Rashid Copy Share Image
[Ayn] Rand accepts that when she supports military conscription, even indirectly. Also, she starts her politics from the premise that the State… — Murray Bookchin Copy Share Image
Within the United States especially, the often violent response to nonviolent forms of youth protests must be analyzed within the framework of… — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
It is possible, I suppose, to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and… — Eric Holder Copy Share Image
If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated… — Bruce Sterling Copy Share Image
The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we… — Wayne Allard Copy Share Image
America's Cold War veterans deserve every honor we can bestow upon them for their hard work and dedication to keeping our nation… — Blanche Lincoln Copy Share Image
we ought to realize by now (see Korea, see Vietnam, see Afghanistan, see Iraq, see Iran) that deploying the US military, or… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
“My parents didn't settle for the lives their parents lived. They stepped out and up, my father lying his way into the… — Ann Medlock Copy Share Image
If we look at the Gulf War, the same is also true. Indeed, my work on the logistics of perception and the… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
America has joined forces with the Allied Powers, and what we have of blood and treasure are yours. Therefore it is that… — Charles E. Stanton Copy Share Image
Military metaphors are rarely exact, but sending Republicans against Democrats when the issue hangs in the balance is nearly always as futile… — Wesley Pruden 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
War both needs and generates certain virtues; not the highest, but what may be called the preliminary virtues, as valor, veracity, the… — Walter Bagehot Copy Share Image
We need to thank all of our troops, and particularly those for whom we can never express enough gratitude for they have… — Virgil Goode Copy Share Image
This is a major strategic challenge affecting not only our military, but ultimately, America's leadership in the global world order, we are… — Martin Dempsey Copy Share Image
Once you leave the womb, conservatives don't care about you until you reach military age. Then you're just what they're looking for.… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“[...] like any human practices, those of religions are not exempt from ethical questioning. Rituals and rites in groups change behavior, sometimes… — Simon Blackburn Copy Share Image
If there is no military need for the building, leave it alone, neither putting anyone in or out of it, except on… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
One interesting thing about jazz, or art in general, but jazz especially is such an individual art form in the sense that… — Damien Chazelle Copy Share Image
My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have… — Olivier Messiaen Copy Share Image
It seems that the DOD prioritizes 'wokeness' and imaginary solutions over equipping our service members with the right training to defend themselves… — Anna Paulina Luna Copy Share Image
I think, clearly, we got to work closely with China to resolve the serious problems we have, and I worry about Putin… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I've already heard from some military commanders who feel they've been undercut by the vice president of the United States, and there's… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Under the Assads, Kurds were forbidden from learning their own language at school, or even from speaking it in the military. The… — Luke Harding Copy Share Image
The Marines fought almost solely on esprit de corps, I was certain. It was inconceivable to most Marines that they should let… — Robert Sherrod Copy Share Image
Our nation must manage significant national security challenges over the next several years. We are already facing a potential conflict with Iraq,… — Duncan Hunter Copy Share Image
Mikhail Saakashvili would do everything within his power to destroy me, first as a politician and then as a person. All government… — Irakli Okruashvili Copy Share Image
There are a lot of things that are said by people in the military, or civilian life, or in the Congress, or… — Donald Rumsfeld Copy Share Image
Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which… — Tom Lantos Copy Share Image
The simple and terrifying reality, forbidden from discussion in America, was that despite spending $600 billion a year on the military, despite… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
It's very hard to feel the difficulties that the military goes through. It's very hard to feel the difficulties of military families,… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
Contrary to conventional military and game theory, the most effective offense is sometimes a direct attack against your political opponent's greatest strength… — Mark McKinnon Copy Share Image
Everyone is so concerned now where all of the candidates are born. McCain was born on a military base in Panama. Hillary… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
The US presidency will continue to represent the major power groups of the United States - big business and the military -… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
The only use for military service is that it reveals the number of morons in the population," he would remark. "And that… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon Copy Share Image
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