Military Quotes

Small: I am the supreme warlord I do not wage war in order to achieve definite military objectives, but to destroy th
Wilhelm II
"I am the supreme warlord; I do not wage war in order to achieve definite military objectives, but to destroy the enemy"
Wilhelm II, Statesman
Small: Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would
Marc Garneau
"Well, my father was in the Army and we traveled quite a bit when I was growing up, and I thought that I would like to have a military career, although I was drawn more towards the Navy"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
Small: Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be reg
George Washington
"Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty"
George Washington, President
Small: I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer
Marc Garneau
"I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
Small: The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lo
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
"The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength"
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Politician
Small: To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example
"To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world"
Barbara Boxer, Politician
Small: I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War
Siegfried Sassoon
"I am making this statement as an act of wilful defiance of military authority, because I believe that the War is being deliberately prolonged by those who have the power to end it"
Siegfried Sassoon, Poet
Small: We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exa
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus
"We find that the Romans owed the conquest of the world to no other cause than continual military training, exact observance of discipline in their camps, and unwearied cultivation of the other arts of war"
Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Writer
Small: A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory
Friedrich Durrenmatt
"A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory"
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Author
Small: And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who
Douglas MacArthur
"And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty"
Douglas MacArthur, Soldier
Small: Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who trie
Douglas MacArthur
"Like the old soldier of the ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye"
Douglas MacArthur, Soldier
Small: Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and bes
"Only those who are ideologically opposed to military programs think of the defense budget as the first and best place to get resources for social welfare needs"
Herman Kahn, Scientist
Small: Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous soci
"Putting women in military combat is the cutting edge of the feminist goal to force us into an androgynous society"
Phyllis Schlafly, Activist
Small: But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we wont have much strength and, eventually, we wont have peac
"But if our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'"
Mitch Daniels, Politician
Small: If our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we wont have much strength and, eventually, we wont have peace.
"If our nation goes over a financial Niagara, we won't have much strength and, eventually, we won't have peace. We are currently borrowing the entire defense budget from foreign investors. Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security. That is not, as our military friends say, a 'robust strategy.'"
Mitch Daniels, Politician
Small: History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way
"History offers no evidence for the proposition that the assignment of women to military combat jobs is the way to win wars, improve combat readiness, or promote national security"
Phyllis Schlafly, Activist
Small: Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devast
"Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid to devastated countries, defending us against terrorism, and fighting to make a free election possible in Iraq"
Christine Gregoire, Politician
Small: We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that weve
Barack Obama
"We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded"
Barack Obama, President
Small: Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or th
Barack Obama
"Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago"
Barack Obama, President
Small: I think I understand what military fame is to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled i
"I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers"
William Tecumseh Sherman, Soldier
Small: For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy
"For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy"
Lord Robertson, Diplomat
Small: Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify tha
"Several studies, and a number of public statements by senior military and political personalities, testify that - except for disputes between the present nuclear states - all military conflicts, as well as threats to peace, can be dealt with using conventional weapons"
Joseph Rotblat, Physicist
Small: Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general
"Nothing so comforts the military mind as the maxim of a great but dead general"
Barbara Tuchman, Historian
Small: Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the poss
"Though there is growing division among the Ukrainian military ranks as to loyalty in this revolution, the possibility of violence looms over the entire situation"
Bob Schaffer, Politician
Small: Ive been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets reali
"I've been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldn't pay for the dental work he needed"
Matthew Lesko, Entertainer
Small: Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some d
"Along the borders to Ethiopia and Somalia, anarchy reigns, the police and military have retreated quite some distance"
Richard Leakey, Environmentalist
Small: Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military
"Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory"
Mahmoud Abbas, Statesman
Small: I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They had a huge organ, the second-largest pi
"I played the organ when I went to military school, when I was 10. They had a huge organ, the second-largest pipe organ in New York State. I loved all the buttons and the gadgets. I've always been a gadget man"
Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Small: If the military might of Germany and Japan are ultimately to be crushed, the United Nations, one and all, must
"If the military might of Germany and Japan are ultimately to be crushed, the United Nations, one and all, must definitely and urgently strive toward a total war effort"
William Lyon Mackenzie King, Politician
Small: Your Guardians of Freedom is a new program that enables unit commanders and Airmen to quickly communicate with
Michael Burgess
"Your Guardians of Freedom is a new program that enables unit commanders and Airmen to quickly communicate with people affected by and interested in the mobilization and deployment of military people"
Michael Burgess, Congressman
Small: As I have been saying for more than a year now, turning this vital mission over to the Iraqi people as soon as
"As I have been saying for more than a year now, turning this vital mission over to the Iraqi people as soon as possible should remain a topic of debate for Congress while relying on our military commanders to set up the timetable"
Howard Coble, Politician
Small: The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals,
"The decision to use the atom bomb on Japanese cities, and the consequent buildup of enormous nuclear arsenals, was made by governments, on the basis of political and military perceptions"
Joseph Rotblat, Physicist
Small: Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip
"Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip"
Barbara Tuchman, Historian
Small: I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not pr
"I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict"
Frank B. Kellogg, Politician
Small: My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now provi
Jimmy Carter
"My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception"
Jimmy Carter, President
Small: My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school
"My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school"
Sam Donaldson, Journalist
Small: The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into
"The law increasing and organizing the military establishment of the United States has been nearly carried into effect, and the Army has been extensively and usefully employed during the past season"
Martin Van Buren, President
Small: The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the
"The U.S. Military is us. There is no truer representation of a country than the people that it sends into the field to fight for it. The people who wear our uniform and carry our rifles into combat are our kids, and our job is to support them, because they're protecting us"
Tom Clancy, Novelist
Small: A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy it is more a matter of shame, sim
"A military man can scarcely pride himself on having smitten a sleeping enemy; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten"
Isoroku Yamamoto, Soldier
Small: And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying f
Geraldine Ferraro
"And I have to tell you as a grandmother, I worry about the fact that my grandchildren are going to be paying for all the spending, including military spending, that has gone on and the tax cuts that have come through"
Geraldine Ferraro, Politician