Admiral Quote by Voltaire

In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.

— Voltaire

But in this country it is necessary, now and then, to put one admiral to death in order to inspire the others to fight.

— Voltaire

An admiral should be put to death now and then to encourage the others.

— Voltaire

We pay for the navy, and we have no commerce for the navy to protect; we pay for the army, and we loathe and…

— Anonymous

Admirals and Generals always want more ships and more weapons and they take the arguments where they can find them.

— Helmut Schmidt

A lot of people in America tend to take the military for granted.

— Carole King

In any war, people will pay the price.

— Bashar al-Assad

Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.

— William Cowper

It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the…

— Terry Pratchett

Hereafter, if you should observe an occasion to give your officers and friends a little more praise than is their due, and confess more…

— Benjamin Franklin

The rules are drawn up by lawyers who are trying to protect the admirals and generals from the politicians; they’re not written by people…

— Chris Kyle

“The Continental army got more generals than they got private soldiers, these days. An officer lives through more 'n two battles, they make him…

— Diana Gabaldon