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The application of military force, or the prospect of such application, inhibits terrorist violence.

I have in mind repeated statements by Japanese military men containing threats against other states.

We have a politically correct military and it's getting more and more politically correct every day.

For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy.

The proof of battle is action, proof of words, debate. No time for speeches now, it's time to fight.

No man can be a Christian and a soldier at the same time, for the two ideas are wholly incompatible.

Feith had achieved the reputation in some military circles as 'the dumbest . . . guy on the planet.'

To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.

What is happening in Iraq now is awful, but it is a consequence of our invasion, not our withdrawal.

While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.

How can you lay siege to a whole country? Who is really under siege now? Baghdad cannot be besieged.

Having been in the military myself, there is an awful moment when you're in this moment of conflict.

Military school was great and especially great for leadership and then I spent two years in Vietnam.

We have war when at least one of the parties to a conflict wants something more than it wants peace.

Renown awaits the commander who first restores artillery to its prime importance on the battlefield.

The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

No man can exactly calculate the capacity of human genius and stupidity, nor the incapacity of will.

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

It [military action on Iraq] makes me feel ashamed to come from the United States. It is humiliating.

My business is to succeed, and I’m good at it. I create my Iliad by my actions, create it day by day.

I was the only person in the world who thought it was a military duty to appear to be in a good mood.

The broad masses of a population are more amenable to the appeal of rhetoric than to any other force.

The same thinking that has led you to where you are is not going to lead you to where you want to go.

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

The purpose of our military is to field the finest troops possible to defend our nation and win wars.

In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action

I went to military college in Canada and graduated as an officer in the Navy but also as an engineer.

The military is not a social experiment. The purpose of the military is kill people and break things.

Being in the army is like being in the Boy Scouts, except that the Boy Scouts have adult supervision.

We don't know what may yet happen to us, what military and political defeats we may yet have to face.

I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm's way.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

We need to increase our military spending. We need to deal with a no- fly zone in Syria, a safe zone.

I've felt like an outcast most of my life, being in multiple high schools and being a military child.

To imagine that it is possible to perform great military deeds without fighting is just empty dreams.

The warning message we sent the Russians was a calculated ambiguity that would be clearly understood.

[Donald] Trump's establishing his bona fides on military preparedness. No histrionics, just the facts.

I messed up on the Vietnam Special, because I gave it to civilians? Only military men can handle that.

Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.

Military commanders do not want to be tried for war crimes, even if those crimes are committed online.

For me, Sun Tzu's statement that military force is based upon deception is an extraordinary statement.

This cannot be the United States being the air force for Shia militias, or a Shia on Sunni Arab fight.

The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.

If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy seek a solution elsewhere.

The fight against drug trafficking is a false pretext for the United States to install military bases.

All military regimes use security as the reason why they should remain in power. It's nothing original.

Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.

It's outrageous that many enlisted people qualify for food stamps because military salaries are so low.

I give extraordinary attention to military active duty, reserve and National Guard, and their families.

I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.

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