Troops Quotes · Page 20

Farewell the tranquil mind! farewell content! Farewell the plumed troops, and the big wars That make ambition virtue.

— William Shakespeare

The Obama presidency has seen the U.S. military's elite tactical forces increasingly used in an attempt to achieve strategic goals. But with…

— Nick Turse

We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom…

— Chris Chocola

Thus these three amendments to the Constitution [13th, 14th, 15th] were ratified while the ten Southern states were under martial law, and…

— Eustace Mullins

It's all rot that they put in the war-news about the good humour of the troops, how they are arranging dances almost…

— Erich Maria Remarque

Jan 1899 You must aim at the Staff College, but for the love of God never become a professional Staff Officer. Never…

— Richard Meinertzhagen

In 2005, I was the first member of Congress to introduce legislation calling for an immediate withdrawal of our troops from Iraq.

— Jim McGovern

I hate when comedians use Performed For The Troops as one of there credits before they go up on stage.

— Felipe Esparza

So there are five ways of knowing who will win. Those who know when to fight and when not to fight are…

— Sun Tzu

Troops must be fed with ammunition and so on but also with information, with images, with visual intelligence. Without these elements troops…

— Paul Virilio

Both candidates in this election [2004] pledge to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference - the great…

— John McCain

Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.

— Shaquille O'Neal

We've given Iraq six months and I don't think things are really working out, so we should probably bring our troops home.

— Thomas Friedman

I would happily storm hell in the company of these troops ... how strongly they have demonstrated to the world that free…

— James Mattis

Hitler overestimated the importance of [technology]. As a result, he would count on a mere handful of assault-gun detachment or the new…

— Erich von Manstein

Judges have no actual power of enforcement. They don't have troops to carry out orders. They have no power of the purse.…

— Nina Totenberg

In the event of fire in any of the public buildings troops would be of vast service in the protection of public…

— Thomas L. Smith

Our troops are the best in the world. I have absolute confidence in the ability of the troops who are here, or…

— Rahm Emanuel

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps…

— Jessica Lynch

At the beginning of June 1944, the war was reaching a climax. German troops had been brutalised by the savagery of the…

— Antony Beevor

What I'm suggesting is we are going to look back, and we're going to see what happened in Syria, and we're going…

— Anne-Marie Slaughter

From Day One, I've told [my troops] that killing is not wrong if it's for a purpose, if it's to keep your…

— Douglas A. Zembiec

Our way of life is under attack. Those who make themselves our enemy are advancing around the globe. The survival of our…

— John F. Kennedy

If our commanders on the ground say we need more troops, I will send them. But our commanders tell me they have…

— George W. Bush

General," said the commander of the delinquent brigade, "I am persuaded that any further display of valor by my troops will bring…

— Ambrose Bierce