Armed Forces Quotes

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  The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

  George S. Patton

  Country, Military, War

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.

  Zach Wamp

  Women, Sacrifice, Gaps

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• The criteria for serving one's country should be competence, courage and willingness to serve. When we deny people the chance to serve because of their sexual orientation, we deprive them of their rights of citizenship, and we deprive our armed forces the service of willing and capable Americans.

  Dianne Feinstein

  Country, Rights, People

  "Senator Feinstein Supports Stronger Military Via Bill to End 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell'" by Craig Newmark, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 4, 2010.

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• We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.'

  Allen West

  Military, Sleep, Night

  "Remembering our guardians at the gate". Article by Allen West, humanevents.com. May 28, 2012.

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  No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks.

  James Allen

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

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• The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

  Desmond Tutu

  Memorial Day, Peace, Freedom

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  People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

  Richard Grenier

  Strength, Wisdom, Veterans Day

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• A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

  Joseph Campbell

  Life, Inspiring, Veterans Day

  Joseph Campbell, Bill Moyers (2011). “The Power of Myth”, p.151, Anchor

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  What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspirational, Life, Basketball

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1959). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1958”, p.135, Best Books on

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• It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• The U.S. Armed Forces are the best trained, best equipped fighting forces in the world.

  James T. Walsh

  Fighting, World, Force

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• The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

  Thomas Campbell

  Uplifting, Memorial Day, Freedom

  Thomas Campbell, J. Logie Robertson (1884). “The Complete Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell”, p.215, Ardent Media

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• How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

  Maya Angelou

  Strong Women, Veterans Day, Courage

  "Celebrating Our She-roes" by Jill S. Tietjen, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2014.

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• Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Military, Army, Warfare

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• Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.

  Wayne Allard

  Real, Hero, Men

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• We prefer that the leaders of the Iraqi armed forces do the honorable thing; stop fighting for a regime that does not deserve your loyalty.

  Peter Pace

  Loyalty, Fighting, Leader

  "U.S. strikes in central Baghdad", www.cnn.com. April 7, 2003.

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• Conservatives truly love America and support the armed forces, while liberals are unpatriotic draft dodgers.

  Joe Conason

  America, Support, Force

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• No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation.

  Douglas MacArthur

  Inspirational, Freedom, Patriotic

  Title of speech to the people of Japan, May 3, 1948, upon the first anniversary of the Japanese constitution. MacArthur, A Soldier Speaks (1965), p. 194. Francis T. Miller, General Douglas MacArthur, Fighter for Freedom, p. 1, 1942.

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• The modern patriotism, the true patriotism, the only rational patriotism is loyalty to the Nation all the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Country, Memorial Day

  "The Czar's Soliloquy". Essay by Mark Twain, first published in The North American Review, No. DLXXX (p. 324), March 1905.

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• This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

  Elmer Davis

  Country, Courage, Veterans Day

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• If you hear, day after day, liberals are rooting against armed forces, that is eventually going to have an effect on soldiers and troops who are actually going to believe that and it's wrong. It's just wrong.

  Al Franken

  Believe, Soldier, Troops

  "American Forces Radio: Objective view of the home front?" by Tom Foreman, www.cnn.com. June 2, 2004.

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• As to the advantages of temperance in the training of the armed forces and of its benefits to the members of the forces themselves, there can be no doubt in the world.

  William Lyon Mackenzie King

  Doubt, Training, Benefits

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• I have many friends and family members who have served (or are currently serving) in our nation's Armed Forces. I have such a profound respect for what they do day in and day out.

  Karl Malone

  Profound, Family And Friends, Force

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• In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects.

  John Pople

  War, Men, Age

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

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Leadership, Art, Business

  Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1960). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954”, p.477, Best Books on

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