Capitalist Quote by Smedley Butler

If the new military elite is anything like the old one, it would, in any great crisis, tend to side with the Old Order…

— Ferdinand Lundberg

“the military has become a substitute welfare state for a large swath of small-town America. In a sense, the military—despite its reputation for political…

— Rosa Brooks

There's an ocean of misunderstanding. It's called the civilian-military divide. I had a lot to learn about our military - who they are, what…

— Mary Gauthier

“One of the key characteristics of an elite corps is its susceptibility to those more powerful than itself. Elite power is naturally attracted to…

— Frank Herbert

“What it mainly revealed was that one of the most insidious of the “hidden injuries of class” in North American society was the denial…

— David Graeber

Our servicemembers are focused every day on serving our country. It's our job to ensure that they have everything they need to do their…

— Conor Lamb

“basically you’re a military man. That’s an honorable profession, and it sets you high, no matter what your origin. You see, there are moral…

— Vernor Vinge

Military men are the scourges of the world.

— Guy de Maupassant

The professional military mind is by necessity an inferior and unimaginative mind; no man of high intellectual quality would willingly imprison his gifts in…

— H. G. Wells

One thing I've discovered is that people in the military have a sense of purpose. They feel useful, and everything is laid out in…

— Jill Flint

In communities like mine, we send our best and brightest to our armed forces. Our culture's elites, on the other hand, encourage their children…

— J. D. Vance

Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military.

— Maureen Dowd