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War traumatizes soldier and civilian alike; warfare is a profit-making racket; warfare resolves nothing that negotiations can't resolve better; the weapons we have now make… — Unknown Author
Of 472 civilian occupations defined by the Department of Commerce, only six are majority immigrant (legal and illegal). These six occupations account for 1 percent… — Mark Krikorian
In this age, I don't care how tactically or operationally brilliant you are, if you cannot create harmony-even vicious harmony-on the battlefield based on trust… — James Mattis
It is a lesson of the sixties: liberals get in the biggest political trouble - whether instituting open housing, civilian compliant review boards, or sex… — Rick Perlstein
It is of first importance that the military be subordinate to civilian government — John Rawls
There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do. — Erwin Rommel
For decades, the violence in the Middle East has claimed a multitude of innocent civilian victims: Men, women and children, Arab and Israeli. — John Conyers
It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva… — Edward Kennedy
I was after a set of pictures, so that when people looked at them they would say, ‘This is war’-that the people who were in… — W. Eugene Smith
The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater than it had been before, and it was very upsetting;… — Neil Sheehan
As long as the enemy fights he must be beaten relentlessly, but a defeated enemy and especially the civilian population must be treated generously. — Alexander Suvorov
By citing the UN Charter I indicate that the defensive party to the conflict should use only proportionate force, try to avoid civilian casualties, and… — Bhikkhu Bodhi
In Leading with Honor, Lee uses gripping stories from the POW camps to engage the reader and teach invaluable principles of leadership. I highly recommend… — William R. Looney III
Last year, Congress gave the Department of Defense the authority to design a new civilian personnel system for its employees as part of the defense… — Norm Dicks
As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills innocents… — J D Hayworth
The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life. We must work very hard to… — Ahmed Chalabi
Be kindly and just in your dealings with your men. Never play favorites. Make them feel that justice tempered with mercy may always be counted… — John A. Lejeune
After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian, — Chris Kyle
We receive reports now on a daily basis from our own people on the ground in Darfur on widespread atrocities and grave violations of human… — Jan Egeland
In Sherman's famous march through Georgia, his soldiers left a swath of death and destruction, destroying crops, burning homes and killing civilians. Sherman himself acknowledged… — John Pugsley
UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after decades… — Kofi Annan
They fought on with a devotion which would puzzle the generation of the 1980s. More surprising, in many instances it would have baffled the men… — William Manchester
Wars damage the civilian society as much as they damage the enemy. Soldiers never get over it. — Paul Fussell
World War III is a guerrilla information war with no division between military and civilian participation. — Marshall McLuhan
Aviation is going to control the world economically and militarily whether we like it or not. Airpower is not merely military aviation, it is also… — Roscoe Turner

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