Army Quote by Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Download Open image “The British Army should be a projectile to be fired by the British Navy.” — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Army British British army British navy Navy Peace Projectile Should Total war War
Commanders and senior officers should die with troops. The honour of the British Empire and the British Army is at stake. — Lord Randolph Churchill Copy Share Image
It's not an idle boast that the British Army is, man for man, probably the best fighting force in the world. — Nicholas Soames Copy Share Image
Britain has invented a new missile. It's called the civil servant - it doesn't work and it can't be fired. — Walter Walker Copy Share Image
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army's philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command. — Mike Jackson Copy Share Image
The British soldier can stand up to anything except the British War Office. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
“With proper and prudent recognition of their limited war potential, the British hoped to avoid a frontal attack on the Continent. They preferred a… — Ladislas Farago Copy Share Image
“Apparently, the British Royal Navy had just recruited an elephant hunter to bring down a battleship.” — Robert Gaudi Copy Share Image
I am impressed with the belief that our naval force ought not to cost more in proportion than the British. In some things they… — John C. Calhoun Copy Share Image
Military power tends to be a function of economic power, and the British Navy was the essential capability for establishing the imperial sway -… — Charles R. Morris Copy Share Image
In my opinion the greatest advantage we can at present expect from our Navy; for at this early period We can not expect to… — William Whipple Copy Share Image
The internal peace of every country depends upon the knowledge that force is available to uphold law. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
The ideal Government minister may well be someone who has no itch to run other people's lives. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
The time must come to all of us, who live long, when memory is more than prospect. An angler who has reached this stage… — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
Nations are always making mistakes because they do not understand each other's psychology. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
Two temptations that impair the value of their work inevitably beset public men who write memoirs. One is a tendency to reconstruct the past… — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
I believe the only way you can make sure that submarines will not be abused in future wars is that there should be no… — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
I am getting to an age when I can only enjoy the last sport left. It is called hunting for your spectacles. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
There is no security for any power unless it be a security in which its neighbours have an equal share. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon Copy Share Image
“In American terms, the accomplishment of Genghis Khan might be understood if the United States, instead of being created by a group of educated… — Jack Weatherford Copy Share Image
Every army in the history of the world has always had some deserters, usually much greater than we have today, because once again every… — Bryan Hilferty Copy Share Image
It is the rule in war, if our forces are ten to the enemy's one, to surround him; if five to one, to attack… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
The surprise of an army is now next to an impossibility. ... Prearranged surprises are rare and difficult because in order to plan one… — Antoine-Henri Jomini Copy Share Image
I just read an article about how young American males feel uncomfortable appearing naked in front of each other in locker rooms. That was… — James Ivory Copy Share Image
I can't imagine that I would be asked that by the president-elect [Donald Trump], or then-president [Barack Obama]. But it's - I'm very clear.… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
Holy shadows of the dead, I'm not to blame for your cruel and bitter fate, but the accursed rivalry which brought sister nations and… — Alexander the Great Copy Share Image
One of our great allies at present is the Church itself. Do not misunderstand me. I do not mean the Church as we see… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Personally, I don't really have a set style or look. It's pretty much what I feel like wearing that day, from a floral-print dress… — Shay Mitchell Copy Share Image
Growing up with a parent in the army, I saw firsthand the challenges our service members face when transitioning to new jobs after time… — Sharice Davids Copy Share Image