Employed Quote by Thomas S. Gates Jr

By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies.

— Nguyen Cao Ky

It is entirely clear that there is only one way in which great wars can be permanently prevented, and that is the establishment of…

— Bertrand Russell

War is an act of force, and to the application of that force there is no limit. Each of the adversaries forces the hand…

— Carl von Clausewitz

True, we have no conscription; that is, men are not usually forced to enlist in the army, but we have developed a far more…

— Emma Goldman

A "just war" - if there could be such a thing - would not require conscription. Volunteers would be plentiful.

— Ben Salmon

War is just when it is necessary; arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital…

— Joni Ernst

The military weapon is but one of the means that serve the purposes of war: one out of the assortment which grand strategy can…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

Any time you use military force, you have got to have a clear purpose that military forces can achieve.

— Richard N. Haass

The army is under orders to defend every place.

— Helmut Kohl

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order…

— Anonymous

The American way of war is to build an army, then another, then a third, while building fleets. If the war is still on…

— Jerry Pournelle