"Were British protesters, armed with little more than a frisbee and a bag of plastic toy soldiers, really in danger of being shot by the US military in Gloucestershire?"

"Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them"

"A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom"

"Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value"

"Diplomats are just as essential to starting a war as soldiers are for finishing it... You take diplomacy out of war, and the thing would fall flat in a week"

"After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military"

"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away"

"We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might"

"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon"

"Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war"

"Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition"