Military Quotes

"The US military still blames the media for stories and images that turned the American public against the war in Vietnam"

Bruce Jackson, Public Servant

"All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of their military forces, in the best possible light"

Bruce Jackson, Public Servant

"They came out over the highway and they stopped and that's when Barney got out, with the binoculars to try and identify the craft. I mean, he'd been in the military in World War Two, he's puzzled"

Betty Hill, Celebrity

"I therefore declare, that if you wish any remission of the taxation which falls upon the homes of the people of England and Wales, you can only find it by reducing the great military establishments, and diminishing the money paid to fighting men in time of peace"

Richard Cobden, Businessman

"To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic"

William Odom, Soldier

"During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes"

Walter Kohn, Physicist

"It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the first year following childbirth"

Susan Collins, Politician

"I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win"

Stuart Symington, Businessman

"We have no quarrel with America. We all know NATO is the strongest military machine in the world. We simply want them to stop being so busy with our country and worry about their own problems"

Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal

"The other thing that happened was my last military assignment - this was in the air force; I had enlisted in order to avoid being drafted as a private, and of course I only practiced medicine or psychiatry in the air force so I was never in any kind of violent combat"

Robert Jay Lifton, Psychologist

"Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues"

John Keegan, Historian

"The military has been tremendously important in the past during catastrophes and in protecting the population. But it shouldn't become an auxiliary police force"

Otto Schily, Public Servant

"The two things that could have been better is number one, to get major military force into the community almost immediately to make sure that there was law and order. Number two, we had enough helicopters to airlift food into the centers of population and those places"

Warren Rudman, Politician

"Incendiary capitalism is carrying its out evil works more dangerously than ever, and is doing so in the increasingly dangerous neighborhood of the powder kegs that are the great European military powers"

Karl Liebknecht, Politician

"Based on all criteria - military power, economic influence, cultural dominance - America remains number one, even though other, new players are increasingly challenging it in that role"

Robert Kagan, Writer

"If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans"

Omar Bongo, Statesman

"My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military"

Smedley Butler, Soldier

"I submit that those who run the American military at the top, and those whose boots are on the ground and who run the machinery and equipment, are sending a signal: You asked us to do something. Give us some time and we will solve the problems and we will do it"

Pete Domenici, Politician

"President Kennedy was willing to go to war. He was not a coward. The man had been in war and so had Ken O'Donnell. He was ready to protect this nation, but he was not ready for a military solution just because it was being rammed down his throat"

Kevin Costner, Actor

"For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US?"

Fredric Jameson, Critic

"It may sound terrible, but I often say that the military saved me from a conventional life in the United States and I've never really thanked them for it, because I haven't exactly been pro-military in my work"

Robert Jay Lifton, Psychologist

"We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging war in Afghanistan, for example, but it's an asymmetrical war where the enemies are criminals instead of soldiers"

Otto Schily, Public Servant

"North Carolina, particularly the 8th District, has long played a key role in our Nation's military forces"

Robin Hayes, Politician

"Why if I had half a chance, I could make an entire movie using this stock footage. The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo. So, the military are called in to solve the mystery"

Ed Wood, Director

"Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States"

Oliver North, Soldier

"We all know that in war the political and military factors have to complement each other"

Nguyen Cao Ky, Politician

"We ask them to remove the missiles deployed against Taiwan, give up their military threat, and instead let us together open the door to cross-Strait peaceful and stable dialogue and negotiations"

Chen Shui-bian, Statesman

"Nothing matures a military force quicker than actual military operations"

Duncan Hunter, Politician

"Many of our nation's great leaders began their careers at a service academy. I encourage anyone interested in a rewarding college experience or military career to apply as soon as possible"

Chris Cannon, Politician

"I am convinced that military action will not prevent further acts of international terrorism against the United States"

Barbara Lee, Politician

"Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice"

Robert Kagan, Writer

"A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale"

Jalal Talabani, Politician

"If it wasn't for the military I probably would not have ever come to Bosnia for vacation"

Coolio, Musician

"I thought what the military was doing was unconstitutional"

Fred Korematsu, Celebrity

"And as a child I was filled with passionate admiration for acts of civic courage I had seen performed by an elderly military doctor, who was a friend of my family"

Rene Cassin, Judge

"Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats"

Jalal Talabani, Politician

"Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal"

John McHugh, Politician

"I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot"

Wietse Venema, Scientist

"My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army"

Stuart Symington, Businessman

"In my view, America has never had the opportunity to enter paradise. Europe enjoys the paradise it enjoys, in part because the United States provides the overall security that allows Europe to live in a system where military power is not a major issue"

Robert Kagan, Writer

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