Mankind Quote by Edward Gibbon

As long as mankind shall continue to bestow more liberal applause on their destroyers than on their benefactors, the thirst of military glory will…

— Edward Gibbon

“When our objectives become purely military, we’ve already lost the larger fight.”

— Alexander Freed

“Part of the terrible irony of war is that it enlists the best in human nature for purposes of mutual destruction.”

— Lesslie Newbigin

“conquer an army’s heart and the battle is already won.”

— Morgan Rice

“liberal society, in its heart, wants not only domination of the military, but acquiesence of the military toward the liberal view of life.”

— T. R. Fehrenbach

“Military men would always overthrow one another, because they could, because they were all power drunk.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“We're going to make him the best military commander in history. And then put the fate of the world on his shoulders.”

— Orson Scott Card

“there is nothing more inglorious than that glory that is gained by war”

— Thomas More

“The greatness of a nation is not the military power to enforce its will upon others, but rather its capacity to inspire high ideals…

— Anonymous

“There is no glory in war—only good men dying terrible deaths.”

— Harold G. Moore

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

“When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will…

— Sun Tzu