Armies Quotes

287 Armies quotes by 219 unique authors

The sense of war, the extraordinary bravery of the Allied armies, the numbers, the losses, the real suffering that disappears in time and commemorative oratory,… — John Vinocur
Peace must be framed on so equitable a basis, that the nations would not wish to disturb it . . . so that the confidence… — David Lloyd George
He who first shortened the labor of Copyists by device of Movable Types was disbanding hired armies and cashiering most Kings and Senates, and creating… — Thomas Carlyle
Man has bought brains, but all the millions in the world have failed to buy love. Man has subdued bodies, but all the power on… — Emma Goldman
We often say that we fear no invasion from the south, but the armies of the south have already crossed the border - American enterprise,… — Sara Jeannette Duncan
Victory and disaster establish indestructible bonds between armies and their commanders. — Napoleon Bonaparte
In circumstances as dark as these, it becomes us, as Men and Christians, to reflect that whilst every prudent measure should be taken to ward… — John Hancock
We and our allies owe and acknowledge an ever-lasting debt of gratitude to the armies and people of the Soviet Union. — Frank Knox
The basic principle that we must follow in directing the armies of the Republic is this: that they must feed themselves on war at the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
Armies gather in the East for the war that's soon to come. Death will march with the mark of the beast, so seek the light… — Randy Travis
Humanity's true purpose is not to become stronger physically, it's to become more intelligent-from armies, who increasingly fight with specialized units rather than regiments and… — Georges St-Pierre
It is at moments of need that one learns who one's friends are. Defeated armies learn their lesson. — Vladimir Lenin
A lot of ideas took us to dead ends or we found the tone wasn’t just right. I think we discovered very quickly this wasn’t just… — Billy Boyd
I have left the obvious, essential fact to this point, namely, that it is the Russian Armies who have done the main work in tearing… — Winston Churchill
The Great War differed from all ancient wars in the immense power of the combatants and their fearful agencies of destruction, and from all modern… — Winston Churchill
Not armies, not nations, have advanced the race; but here and there, in the course of ages, an individual has stood up and cast his… — Bill Vaughan
Soldiers of Israel, we have no aims of conquest. Our purpose is to bring to naught the attempts of the Arab armies to conquer our… — Moshe Dayan
Native Americans had only stone and wooden weapons and no animals that could be ridden. Those military advantages repeatedly enabled troops of a few dozen… — Jared Diamond
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come. — Victor Hugo
Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come. — Victor Hugo
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. — Thomas Jefferson
We did not raise armies for glory or for conquest. — Thomas Jefferson
The war is dreadful. It is the business of the artist to follow it home to the heart of the individual fighters - not to… — D. H. Lawrence
All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a… — Abraham Lincoln
Women don't go to war to kill other women. Wars and armies and nuclear weapons are essentially heterosexual hobbies. — Steven Morrissey

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