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Throughout history, the organizational evolution of the military has been inextricably linked with that of the business world.
Art among a religious race produces reliques [sic]; among a military one, trophies; among a commercial one, articles of trade.
Being against the military because you are against war is like being against the Fire Department because you are against fire.
Though thousand times a thousand in battle one may conquer, yet should one conquer just oneself, one is the greatest conqueror.
One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the country.
[On gay ban in the military:] Heroism, I believe, is a trait that does not know race, color, creed, sex, or sexual orientation.
My dad used to build computers for the U.S. government, for military intelligence. So he always had computers around the house.
This was a type of war that we'd had no experience with before. Some of our policies were kind of trial and error in character.
I told you about the jet fighters. Well it's like that with so many other things. So we are going to take care of our military.
The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the elite of the world.
In all their wars against the French they [the Americans] never showed such conduct, attention and perseverance as they do now.
If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army.
The mail service has been excellent out here, and in my opinion this is all that the Air Force has accomplished during the war.
But as we move from this period of what many Iraqis regard as perceived occupation, we need to move towards one of partnership.
The US military has achieved a decisive blow against al-Qaeda with its commando action against Osama Bin Laden and his killing.
Together, we will remain the most ready and capable military force in the world, which is what our nation expects and deserves.
The United States tyrannizes and pillages the globalized world with its political, economic, technological, and military might.
War is to man what motherhood is to a woman. From a philosophical and doctrinal viewpoint, I do not believe in perpetual peace.
There is always hazard in military activity, but we must decide between the positive loss of inactivity and the risk of action.
In war the only sure defense is offense, and the efficiency of the offense depends on the warlike souls of those conducting it.
But you have to have a vision of what kind of military you are trying to build in order to get the [budget] cuts to make sense.
If there's ever an example that military power alone cannot be successful in Afghanistan, I think it was the Soviet experience.
What I say is, national defense is the most important thing we do in Washington, but there's still waste in the military budget.
When it comes to our military, what we have to think about is not, you know just budgets, we've got to think about capabilities.
I think the primary message to the world is that the United States is going to remain the strongest military power in the world.
Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths.
I've made this statement many times: If I would have to do it over again, I would have made known the forthcoming Tet Offensive.
Military cemeteries in every corner of the world are silent testimony to the failure of national leaders to sanctify human life.
My hope is that gays will be running the world, because then there would be no war. Just a greater emphasis on military apparel.
When men find they must inevitably perish, they willingly resolve to die with their comrades and with their arms in their hands.
We must train and classify the whole of our male citizens, and make military instruction a regular part of collegiate education.
The broken VA disability claims process has failed to adequately aid veterans with toxic exposure during their military service.
I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers.
Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.
If we build our military up to Ronald Reagan levels, [Vladimir] Putin's not going to push us anywhere because he can't match us.
Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.
In the last analysis, one must be a military man in order to govern. It is only with boot and spurs that one can govern a horse.
It will be a great day when our schools have all the money they need, and our air force has to have a bake-sale to buy a bomber.
'Smart power' is the use of American power in ways that would help prevent and resolve conflict - not just send our military in.
Potentially, the U.S. military has the ability to stop messages from being delivered or can alter commands without ISIS knowing.
ISIS have to be defeated. They have to be defeated militarily. How are we going to do that if we continue to weaken our military?
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for.
In military science there is a principle more important than "Forward": it is that the task should be proportionate to the means.
Working together, America's military, Iraqi security forces and the Iraqi people have won a major battle in the war on terrorism.
I think that the Iraqi ground defenses shot down dozens of missiles. We are in the process of counting all these missiles quickly
Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military.
As far as I'm concerned there shouldn't be a single boot on the ground. There's enough American blood in Iraq that lasts forever.
Hannah: What's your plan? Claire: Go get him Hannah: Honey, that is not a plan. That's what we in the military call an objective.
There are not more than five musical notes, yet the combinations of these five give rise to more melodies than can ever be heard.