Military Quotes

"I'm going to vote in support of the president of the United States in keeping the troops in Iraq until the president and our military is convinced that the mission is complete"

John Culberson, Politician

"It is considered a major sin to break a contract, if you agreed, especially with military situations"

John Walker Lindh, Criminal

"Democrats and Republicans alike support our military personnel"

John Spratt, Politician

"The Almighty has fixed the distinction of the races; the Almighty has made the black man inferior, and sir, by no legislation, by no partisan success, by no revolution, by no military power, can you wipe out this distinction"

Fernando Wood, Politician

"I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service"

John F. Kerry, Politician

"But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in"

George Carey, Clergyman

"For me, it was kind of like going into the military or something. And anybody - any male - who has ever worked in a French kitchen knows what I am talking about when I say that"

Alton Brown, Entertainer

"I can't accept collective responsibility for the decision to commit Britain now to military action in Iraq without international agreement or domestic support"

Robin Cook, Politician

"JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military"

Catherine Bell, Model

"The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment"

Judd Gregg, Politician

"We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained"

Joschka Fischer, Politician

"The day after the prison was transferred to the military intelligence command, they had an entire battalion - 1,200, 1,500 soldiers - arrive at Abu Ghraib just for force protection alone"

Janis Karpinski, Soldier

"The Defense Department's plan to ban newspaper reporters from pool coverage of military operations is incredible. It reveals the administration to be out of touch with journalism, reality and the First Amendment"

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Publisher

"Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force"

Lord North, Statesman

"The highly motivated young people who comprise the backbone of our military force truly are taking their place as one of America's greatest generations"

Trent Lott, Politician

"When their city was occupied by the Gauls, and the Romans, who were besieged in the Capitol, had made military engines from the hair of the women, they dedicated a temple to the Bald Venus"

Lactantius, Author

"Some in my party threaten to send a message that they don't know a just war when they see it, and more broadly that they're not prepared to use our military strength to protect our security and the cause of freedom"

Joe Lieberman, Politician

"I do not believe in people owning guns. Guns should be owned only by the police and military. I am going to do everything I can to disarm this state"

Michael Dukakis, Politician

"World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the political and military leadership began to assume that they would prevail simply because of who they were. We were like the British at the turn of the 19th century"

Neil Sheehan, Journalist

"If I had undertaken the practical direction of military operations, and anything went amiss, I feared that my conscience would torture me, as guilty of the fall of my country, as I had not been familiar with military tactics"

Lajos Kossuth, Lawyer

"The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were"

Daniel Berrigan, Clergyman

"So we are disappointed that some of our closest allies, including Canada, have not agreed with us on the urgent need for this military action against Iraq"

Paul Cellucci, Politician

"The news of the open military help to Franco from Hitler and Mussolini, and the heroic resistance of the people of Madrid, Barcelona and the big cities fired a widespread wish to help the Republic and its people"

Bill Alexander, Politician

"In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path"

Ahmed Ben Bella, Politician

"The Secret Service is a strange group. They don't really have a leader. It's not set up like a military. Each one is supposed to be able to act like a leader when something comes up"

Val Kilmer, Actor

"We had training camp for a week, and we used the actual military drills of that period. We didn't have to work out much after hours, because going up and down hills all day was a good workout in itself"

Tom Berenger, Actor

"This was the period when I used all the influence I had to get the British to abandon their export trade, and as much as possible convert all of their manufacturing facilities to the immediate needs of the war, including civilian, as well as military requirements"

W. Averell Harriman, Politician

"The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence"

Martin McGuinness, Politician

"Throughout this evolution from left to right, Beard always detested war. Hence his writings were slanted to show that the military side of history was insignificant or a mere reflection of economic forces"

Samuel E. Morison, Historian

"Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and external enemies to justify their military forces"

Richard Perle, Public Servant

"My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it"

John W. Vessey, Jr., Soldier

"We have the largest economy and the strongest military in the world. Our core values of freedom and opportunity are ascendant around the globe"

Joe Lieberman, Politician

"In this era of uncertainty and conflict, the United States - blessed with the world's strongest military, most ingenious economy, and most tolerant society - remains a model and leader to the world"

Joe Lieberman, Politician

"Our military thought that they couldn't get to Pearl Harbor, that it was too long a journey from Japan to get there, and they proved us wrong"

Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer

"Since the events of September 11, we've rightfully changed our military strategy so we're now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen"

Jim Gerlach, Politician

"We need a very strong military to protect the freedoms we do have"

Jerry Bruckheimer, Producer

"It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West"

James F. Byrnes, Politician

"That policy was abandoned very quickly, and the military police were tagged with the responsibility of conducting training, which they did. We were not equipped or set up with personnel to recruit new Iraqi guards"

Janis Karpinski, Soldier

"Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is to provide a safe, secure, fair environment for prisoners under their control"

Janis Karpinski, Soldier

"In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it was, after all, the center for interrogations for Iraq"

Janis Karpinski, Soldier

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