Any Quote by Thomas L. Smith

Place your army in deadly peril, and it will survive; plunge it into desperate straits, and it will come off in safety.

— Sun Tzu

I've always had the idea that we were conducting a military operation. It always seemed to me to be in a state of emergency.

— Lincoln Kirstein

With a military American base in our territory, where there could be any sort of weapons, where we have to endure every kind of…

— Che Guevara

Except for naval and air exercises, our military should be stationed on American soil, where service men and women can lead normal lives in…

— Camille Paglia

Picatinny Arsenal is essential to the safety of our women and men in the field and to delivering a qualitative edge for our military.

— Mikie Sherrill

I am in suspense as to the probable or improbability of being called into the Army, a station I would prefer to any other…

— John Sevier

Now that you're Secretary of War, what kind of an army do you think we ought to have?

— Groucho Marx

As we've seen, deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense. Countries typically don't want foreign soldiers in their cities and towns.

— John O. Brennan

Free supplies and open retreat are two essentials to the safety of an army or a fleet.

— Alfred Thayer Mahan

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout…

— Christopher Dodd

So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.

— Bulent Ecevit

The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

— Peter DeFazio