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title: "19 Use Military Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Use Military quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Use Military sayings and thoughts."
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> [Any time you use military force, you have got to have a clear purpose that military forces can achieve.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-n-haass/any-time-you-use-military-force-you-have-got-to-have-a-clear-purpose/)

[Richard N. Haass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-n-haass/)

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> [I am an Air Force brat - that's the terminology they use for military kids who are traveling constantly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-am-an-air-force-brat-that-s-the-terminology-they-use-for-military/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [We have an authorization to use military force against terrorists. We passed it after 9/11.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/we-have-an-authorization-to-use-military-force-against-terrorists-we/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [ I would be so happy if we never had to use \[military\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-would-be-so-happy-if-we-never-had-to-use-military/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-t-allison/for-interests-that-are-vital-to-the-u-s-that-is-essential-for-our/)

[Graham T. Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-t-allison/)

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> [We should never hesitate to use military force, and I will not, as president, in order to keep the American people safe.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-should-never-hesitate-to-use-military-force-and-i-will-not-as/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I don't think we need to have an either/or debate about the use of military force - I think you can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hillary-clinton/i-don-t-think-we-need-to-have-an-either-or-debate-about-the-use-of/)

[Hillary Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hillary-clinton/)

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> [Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-mattis/policy-makers-who-have-never-served-in-the-military-continue-to-use/)

[Jim Mattis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-mattis/)

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> [If there are threats to the United States, then I would of course go back to the president and make a recommendation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-dempsey/if-there-are-threats-to-the-united-states-then-i-would-of-course-go/)

[Martin Dempsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-dempsey/)

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> [If you are going to use military force, then you ought to use overwhelming military force. Use too much and deliberately use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-lemay/if-you-are-going-to-use-military-force-then-you-ought-to-use/)

[Curtis LeMay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-lemay/)

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> [The U.S. can no longer be the sheriff for the whole world. We can't be everywhere, and we can't always use military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dutch-ruppersberger/the-u-s-can-no-longer-be-the-sheriff-for-the-whole-world-we-can-t-be/)

[Dutch Ruppersberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dutch-ruppersberger/)

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> [If we have the intent to use the military only when needed, then that also becomes, then, therefore, a credible deterrent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-keane/if-we-have-the-intent-to-use-the-military-only-when-needed-then-that/)

[Jack Keane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-keane/)

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> [We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/we-need-from-time-to-time-to-use-military-force-or-all-of-the/)

[Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/)

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> [I think most Americans believe that although it's better not to use military force if you can avoid it, that the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kagan/i-think-most-americans-believe-that-although-it-s-better-not-to-use/)

[Robert Kagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kagan/)

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> [We don't have any intention whatsoever to use military force to solve the Palestinian problem. But when it comes to terror -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ariel-sharon/we-don-t-have-any-intention-whatsoever-to-use-military-force-to-solve/)

[Ariel Sharon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ariel-sharon/)

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> [We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-schily/we-can-no-longer-apply-the-classic-criteria-to-clearly-determine/)

[Otto Schily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-schily/)

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> [My advice is: 1. Be judicious in the use of military force. 2. When military force is required, use overwhelming force. 3.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stivers/my-advice-is-1-be-judicious-in-the-use-of-military-force-2-when/)

[Steve Stivers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stivers/)

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> [The only use for military service is that it reveals the number of morons in the population," he would remark. "And that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/the-only-use-for-military-service-is-that-it-reveals-the-number-of/)

[Carlos Ruiz Zafon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/)

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> [I am the most militaristic person but you have to know when to use the military. Or have it so strong that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/i-am-the-most-militaristic-person-but-you-have-to-know-when-to-use/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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