Quote by Arundhati Roy

“I can hear the Colonel—no land was ever acquired honestly in the history of the earth—but it does not make me feel any better.”

— Philipp Meyer

“Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays.”

— Sun Tzu

“Military intelligence was as nothing to military stupidity.”

— Lois McMaster Bujold

“And I served as an officer in the army.” “Very impressive. I’ve been told that war is boredom interspersed with violence and terror.”

— Julie Anne Long

“American civilization isn’t advancing as fast as our military is. The only problem is we should be retreating.”

— Jarod Kintz

“They were confident and cunning. They weren't mucking around looking for nuclear weapon secret sloppy seconds in America. They could care less about America.…

— Chelsea Cain Ira Levin

“War aged everyone quickly, and killed them off even faster.”

— Ruth Nestvold

“Sergeant Skirata said that civvies didn't have a clue, and that it was alright for them to have lofty ideas about peace and freedom…

— Karen Traviss

“We who would seek new land must be willing to sacrifice the sight of shore for a long, long time.”

— André Gide

“Nothing short of military defeat demoralizes a country so totally as hyper-inflation, and the Directory,”

— Andrew Roberts

“In fact, the Japanese defending the island had no illusions about victory and did not even consider it a realistic option. They merely hoped…

— Charles River Editors

“The navy is like a socialist country. Efficiency isn't part of the jargon.”

— James W. Blinn