Army Quote by Sam Manekshaw

The rifle and handgun are 'equalizers' -- the weapons of a democracy. Tanks and bombers represent dictatorship.

— Edward Abbey

The tank, the B-52, the fighter-bomber, the state-controlled police and military are the weapons of dictatorship. The rifle is the weapon of democracy. Not…

— Edward Abbey

Guerrilla warfare is used by the side which is supported by a majority but which possesses a much smaller number of arms for use…

— Che Guevara

Not long ago it was easy to tell who the bad guys were. They carried Kalashnikovs. Now it is much more complicated, but one…

— Jeff Cooper

Do not fear or misunderstand when the Government say they are looking to our defences. I give you my word that there will be…

— Stanley Baldwin

Man invents the most inhuman armaments to assault others so like himself that uniforms are needed to distinguish between friend and foe.

— Thor Heyerdahl

I expect we shall be told, that the Militia of the country is its natural bulwark, and would be at all times equal to…

— Alexander Hamilton

Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defence, the militia, is put in the hands of Congress?

— Patrick Henry

In the U.S., these sights are no longer a surprise to me. I see army generals, captains of industry, and politicians of all colours…

— David Harewood

On the news that the Tsar had sent the troops icons to boost their morals, General Dragomirov quipped: 'The Japanese are beating us with…

— Orlando Figes

We are not governed by armies or police, but by ideas.

— Mona Caird

It has always struck me that one of the readiest ways of estimating a country's regard for law is to notice what arms the…

— Lord Dunsany