Armies Quotes

287 quotes by 224 authors

That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the… — Amelia Barr
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the… — Joseph Addison
The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and… — Albert Camus
For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept… — Winston Churchill
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. — Kofi Annan
God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies. — Jean Anouilh
Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow'... Rule 2 is: Do not go fighting with your… — Bernard Law Montgomery
Evil does exist in the world. A non-violent movement could not have halted Hitler's armies. Negotiations cannot convince al Qaeda's leaders to lay down their… — Barack Obama
The students I've been with these twenty years are looking for a world where it becomes a little easier to love and a lot harder… — Colman McCarthy
If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is not easy to… — Sun Tzu
The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies of your enemies… — Sun Tzu
When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it. — Duke of Wellington
The one great element in continuing the success of an offensive is maintaining the momentum. This was lost last fall when shortages caused by the… — George C. Marshall
In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time mutinous… — Edmund Burke
It is not big armies that win battles, it is the good ones. — Maurice de Saxe
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight. — A J P Taylor
Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide. — Henri Barbusse
Caesar's armies marched on vegetarian foods. — Will Durant
We have an army for fighting as well as an army for labour. For fighting, we have the Eighth Route and New Fourth Armies but… — Mao Zedong
Humiliation sets armies marching, empires falling, breaks hearts and minds and souls. — Janet Morris

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