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Armies Quotes by James Madison
- Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.…
- ...to support the Constitution, which is the cement of the Union, as well in its limitations as in its authorities; to respect the rights and…
- The Constitution expressly and exclusively vests in the Legislature the power of declaring a state of war [and] the power of raising armies.... A delegation…
- An armed and trained militia is the firmest bulwark of republics - that without standing armies their liberty can never be in danger, nor with…
- The means of defence against foreign danger have been always the instruments of tyranny at home. Among the Romans it was a standing maxim to…
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- That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of… — Amelia Barr
- Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor… — Joseph Addison
- The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the… — Albert Camus
- For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and… — Winston Churchill
- Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Colman McCarthy
- If you are situated at a great distance from the enemy, and the strength of the two armies is equal, it is… — Sun Tzu
- The supreme excellence is not to win a hundred victories in a hundred battles. The supreme excellence is to subdue the armies… — 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