Any comparison between the military dictatorship and democracy can only come from those who do not value the Brazilian democracy.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.

An untrained or uneducated Marine ... deployed to the combat zone is a bigger threat to mission accomplishment ... than the enemy.

I come from a service family - I met my husband Dave during my third tour in Iraq serving as a CIA analyst alongside the military.

In Haig's presence, Kissinger referred pointedly to military men as "dumb, stupid animals to be used" as pawns for foreign policy.

I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?

As has happened so often in history, victory had bred a complacency and fostered an orthodoxy which led to defeat in the next war.

Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience.

The misappropriation of resources provided by the government for weapons means the Nigerian military is unable to beat Boko Haram.

There is civil disobedience against the military machine, protest against police brutality directed especially at people of color.

The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.

Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.

The Second Amendment reveals a profound principle of American government - the principle of civilian ascendency over the military.

If you want to serve the country, you recognize it's rough and tumble. And it's nothing like serving your country in the military.

Democratic nations must try to find ways to starve the terrorist and the hijacker of the oxygen of publicity on which they depend.

Generalissimo Stalin directed every move... made every decision... He is the greatest and wisest military genius who ever lived...

As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy.

The military tends to be a traditional place. Traditional culture, traditional men are often attracted to serving in the military.

The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

We have to be concerned that Russia is also increasing its military influence in Egypt, potentially in Libya, also in Afghanistan.

The brave man, inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts her in the hour of danger.

The battle of Varus is an enigma, not in a military but in a political point of view - not in its course, but in its consequences.

It is true that we are under occupation, but we are not the weaker party. We are the military force which Israel failed to defeat.

Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used.

Donald Trump'd rather believe Vladimir Putin than the military and civilian intelligence professionals who are sworn to protect us.

When it comes to security, when it comes to ISIS, when it comes to the military, every single category I`m leading, like, by a lot.

The nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils.

It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.

[I]f you want instant, reflexive support for the US government's police and military powers, MSNBC is the place to turn these days.

We're like America's little pit bull. They beat it, starve it, mistreat it, and once in a while they let it out to attack somebody.

Both my grandfathers were in the Navy, and I have cousins and uncles in the military, so it's something that I've always respected.

I realized that both the military and religious orders depend on discipline to shape people - which routine does, in a lot of ways.

Without harmony in the State, no military expedition can be undertaken; without harmony in the army, no battle array can be formed.

The U.S. is just in a class by itself in military expenses. It basically matches the rest of the world, and it's far more advanced.

I don't think that we're necessarily going to see the U.S. and Russia becoming out and out military competitors against each other.

The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.

I hate it when they say, �He gave his life for his country.� They don�t die for the honor and glory of their country. We kill them.

The Army is the most outstanding institution in every country, for it alone makes possible the existence of all civic institutions.

Before I could become a military officer or a Member of Congress, I was required to do one thing: Take an oath to the Constitution.

Those who want to live, let them fight, and those who do not want to fight in this world of eternal struggle do not deserve to live.

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.

Officers in command of colored troops are in constant habit of pressing all able-bodied slaves into the military service of the U.S.

The higher level of grand strategy [is] that of conducting war with a far-sighted regard to the state of the peace that will follow.

I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well.

My basic feeling about military intervention is that it should be a last resort, undertaken only to stave off large-scale bloodshed.

When the soldiers came home from Vietnam, there were no parades, no celebrations. So they built the Vietnam Memorial for themselves.

Ronald Reagan was able to accomplish extraordinary purposes for our country without having to put our military forces into conflict.

Americans don't want to see our military become Republican or Democrat. Americans appreciate that our military belongs to all of us.

Raw in the fields the rude militia swarms, Mouth without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence.

If the Commander-in-Chief will look beyond the defence forces, he will discover that the real India is not military but peace-loving.

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