Armed forces Quote by Clive Lewis

That's what separates out American democracy from dictators and horrible governments across the world and the reason why that works is that we have…

— Charles R. Chamberlain

It's nonsense that people join the army to serve the country, like the politicians do it only for the sake of the country.

— Sam Manekshaw

Our armed forces don't just do something. They are something. They are the embodiment of hope and of our values.

— Penny Mordaunt

Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians,…

— Muhammad Ali Jinnah

It is not the armed forces which can protect our democracy. It is the moral strength of democracy which alone can give any meaning…

— Max Lerner

Nobody wants the armed forces to be somehow above the law, or exempt from it.

— Penny Mordaunt

The military executes policy decisions.

— Jack Keane

Any time in America when the military has to stand in opposition of their own citizenry, something is wrong.

— Iyanla Vanzant

Those who serve in our armed forces do so from a profound sense of duty to secure liberty for their fellow Americans. They enlist…

— Joe Lonsdale

Military action is never the first thing that you jump to. You always look at other possibilities, including economic sanctions, tightening the screws.

— Benjamin Carson

I don't think people realize how many decisions the president of the United States makes about military action.

— Ben Rhodes

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.

— Golda Meir