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Few men are killed by the bayonet, many are scared by it. Bayonets should be fixed when the fire fight starts
Conquest is the missionary of valor, and the hard impact of military virtues beats meanness out of the world.
I don't want to do a lot of talking on the military. I want to talk after it's finished, not before it starts.
So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime.
The least likely of military leaders, Joan of Arc changed the course of the Hundred Years' War and of history.
One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.
Aside from an intervention, which I don't think is on anybody's mind, Iraq is going to have defend for itself.
The U.S. military was segregated 'til the Korean War, and the blacks in World War Two were totally segregated.
We must achieve both security and solvency. In fact, the foundation of military strength is economic strength.
History is marked by alternating movements across the imaginary line that separates East from West in Eurasia.
It has not fallen to your lot to command great armies. You had to create them, organize them and inspire them.
There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline...you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim.
Big institutions in this imperial state, in this evil US empire, prepare their politicians to become criminals.
The most expensive thing in the world is a second-best military establishment, good but not good enough to win.
Not every action requires military action. As a matter of fact, military action is the very last resort for us.
The 'eathen in 'is blindness must end where 'e began. But the backbone of the Army is the non-commissioned man!
These mercenaries, I swear by God, those who are still in Washington, they have sent their troops to be burned.
I am sure that the mistakes of that time will not be repeated; we should probably make another set of mistakes.
The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.
Also remember that in any man's dark hour, a pat on the back and an earnest handclasp may work a small miracle.
They are achieving nothing, they are suffering from casualties. Those casualties are increasing, not decreasing
One kills a man, one is an assassin; one kills millions, one is a conqueror; one kills everybody, one is a god.
There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.
They've not been able to control any Iraqi city. We're waging war against this snake and we will be victorious.
In the military, as in any organization, giving the order might be the easiest part. Execution is the real game.
Peace is only possible if men cease to place their happiness in the possession of things which cannot be shared.
Gambling addicts usually lose their focus at work and problem military gambling poses a national security threat
We have no hesitation in declaring that we are a military nation- in the cause of Kodo and the highest morality.
Strike an enemy once and for all. Let him cease to exist as a tribe or he will live to fly in your throat again.
I've been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I've served in the military.
Peace cannot be achieved except after the cessation of military escalation and the economic and financial siege.
We are not afraid of economic sanctions or military intervention. What we are afraid of is Western universities.
We had to restructure our military and our politics and so on. We're a new democracy. We're a nascent democracy.
I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.
We civilians defend our own right to free speech. The military in Iraq does not defend our right to free speech.
Some of the American military obviously were thinking in terms of fighting a nuclear war. I was opposed to that.
Perhaps the happiest moment of my life was then, when I saw that our line didn't break and that the enemy's did.
I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only the people who take the Métro.
If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.
The U.S. has subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.
A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.
We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general.
I think I'm probably more typical of the average American who doesn't have a connection to a military community.
We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.
We have a theoretical concept of the Revolution which is a dictatorship of the exploited against the exploiters.
The rapid rise of the People's Republic of China as a military and economic power is challenging the status quo.
There are not more than five primary colours, yet in combination they produce more hues than can ever been seen.
Before a war military science seems a real science, like astronomy; but after a war it seems more like astrology.
Russia has two bases outside of Russia. America has 178 military bases throughout the world. Who's the aggressor?