Civilian Quote by Harry S. Truman

I will uphold the principle of civilian control of the military as intended.

— Lloyd Austin

It's important. One of the principles in the United States is civilian control of the military.

— Wesley Clark

The reason we've always had a civilian in that job [Secretary of Defence] is because we really believe that it is policymakers who ought…

— Leon Panetta

The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the…

— David Swanson

The safety and security of our democracy demands competent civilian control of our armed forces, the subordination of military power to the civil. I…

— Lloyd Austin

The American people have no control over what the military does. We have no say in American foreign policy.

— Aaron McGruder

“History has shown very clearly that for democracy to continue, the people, and not the generals or even the executive authority, must have control…

— T. R. Fehrenbach

“The clear suggestion is that there ought not to be civilian control of the military. What have callow noncombatants giving brisk orders to grizzled…

— Christopher Hitchens

The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief…

— Donald Rumsfeld

I think you also understand that one of the key things that's got to be done in Iraq is to build a mentality of…

— John Abizaid

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

— Donald Rumsfeld

The faculty of self-help is that which distinguished man from animals; that it is the Godlike element, or holds within itself the Godlike element,…

— J. G. Holland