Consequences Quote by Stanley A. McChrystal

There are consequences if you act militarily, and there's big consequences if you don't act.

— Anonymous

I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences.

— Barack Obama

I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

A soldier's time is passed in distress and danger, or in idleness and corruption.

— Samuel Johnson

I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my people were led this time by men who…

— Ernst Kaltenbrunner

As a civilian during the Second War, I was exposed to danger in circumstances which removed any distinction between the man in and the…

— Lester B. Pearson

I remain troubled by the deliberate killing of civilians, whether by the United States or by its enemies.

— Max Boot

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular…

— Augustus Hare

A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering.

— Albert Kesselring

My duty is not affected by what others may or may not do to discharge their own.

— David Weber

Throughout my life, I have publicly and privately denounced military interventions in domestic politics. In fact, I have been advocating for democracy for decades.

— Fethullah Gulen

I'm still a soldier, fighting with my pen and paper for peace till the day I cease.

— Emmanuel Jal