Military Quotes - Page 23

• Since far fewer people are recruited to serve in a voluntary military, the connection between America and its military is increasingly tenuous and less personal.

  John M. McHugh

  America, People, Connections

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• From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America.

  Bev Perdue

  Strong, Bridges, Class

  "Gov. Bev Perdue DNC 2012 speech". www.politico.com. September 04, 2012.

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• Disarmament should be conducive to the enhancement of every country's general security instead of becoming the instrument and means for a few countries to strengthen their military superiority by weakening or restricting other countries.

  Sha Zukang

  Country, Mean, Enhancement

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• In our victory over Japan, airpower was unquestionably decisive. That the planned invasion of the Japanese Home islands was unnecessary is clear evidence that airpower has evolved into a force in war co-equal with land and sea power, decisive in its own right and worthy of the faith of its prophets.

  Carl Andrew Spaatz

  War, Home, Islands

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• Of course, ISIS is a terrible organization that has to be defeated. And, of course, we need a strong military. But just as with every other agency of government, you know what, the military also has got to get rid of waste and fraud and cost overruns.

  Hillary Clinton

  Strong, Agency, Government

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• If they succeed in creating an inclusive structure in virtually any peaceful form, Iraq succeeds. If they fail, the U.S.-led coalition fails almost regardless of its military success and that of the new Iraqi forces, and Iraq will move towards division, paralysis, civil conflict and/or a new strongman.

  Anthony H. Cordesman

  Moving, Civilization, Iraq

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• Putting aside all the fancy words and academic doubletalk, the basic reason for having a military is to do two jobs -to kill people and to destroy.

  Thomas S. Power

  Peace, Jobs, War

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• Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines.

  John J. Pershing

  Marine, Army, Men

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• Choose to win
  Get mad, then get over it.

  Norman Schwarzkopf

  Winning, Mad, Over It

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• To be deeply committed to negotiations, to be opposed to a particular war or military action, is not only considered unpatriotic, it also casts serious doubt on one's manhood.

  Myriam Miedzian

  War, Doubt, Serious

  Myriam Miedzian (2002). “Boys Will Be Boys: Breaking the Link Between Masculinity and Violence”, p.71, Lantern Books

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• The military doesn't teach rifle marksmanship. It teaches equipment familiarity. Despite what the officer corps thinks, learning to shoot a rifle is not like learning to drive a car. Instead, it is like learning to play the violin.... The equipment familiarity learning curve comes up quick, but then the rifle marksmanship continuation of the curve rises very slowly....by shooting one careful shot at a time, carefully inspecting the result (and the cause).

  Daryl Davis

  Gun, Thinking, Curves

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

  William E. Woodward

  Christian, Men, Ideas

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• The United States has been ambiguous on the current situation in Nepal. They have not actually come out very strongly in terms of pushing the king to take measures on the detentions or abuses by the army. China continues to provide military equipment.

  Irene Khan

  Kings, Army, Abuse

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• Would you respect a God you could comprehend? And yet very often that’s what we want - a God who reflects our culture, our biases, our economic, political, and military systems.

  Richard Rohr

  Respect, Political, Culture

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• Our police, our hard-working police, that our extraordinarily committed and dedicated military personnel, I'm really pleased that they are getting a good paid parental leave scheme.

  Tony Abbott

  Hard Work, Police, Schemes

  "Josh Frydenberg confirms wife used two parental leave schemes - politics live". Australia politics live with Katharine Murphy, www.theguardian.com. May 14, 2015.

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• I've been a military lawyer for 33 years. A member of al Qaeda or their affiliate group can be detained under a law of war as long as their threat to our nation without a trial.

  Lindsey Graham

  War, Years, Law

  "Sen. Graham on security of our nation's capital, 2016 plans; Sen. Sanders ready to challenge Hillary Clinton?". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 19, 2015.

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• Military simulation is an important way of training people for an emergency

  Greg Gutfeld

  People, Training, Important

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• In the whole history of this country, we have probably won more friends from the power of our example than from the power of our military.

  William J. Clinton

  Country, Example, Whole

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• At the same time I think it is absolutely necessary that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding that if the Iraqis.. do not comply, then there will be consequences and those consequences will involve the use of military force to disarm them through changing the regime.

  Colin Powell

  Thinking, Confusion, Use

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• If the people are victorious against the government, the nation will be weak; if the government is victorious against the people, the military will have strength. [thus they] will have the means by which they may fight, and thus ascend to supremacy.

  Shang Yang

  Mean, Fighting, Government

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• Before Guadalcanal the enemy advanced at his pleasure - after Guadalcanal he retreated at ours.

  Halsey

  Enemy, Pleasure

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• Secretary of state Colin Powell himself eloquently pointed out the many ways to get at the root of this problem... economic, diplomatic, legal and political, as well as military. A rush to launch precipitous military counterattacks runs too great a risk that more innocent men, women and children will be killed. I could not vote for a resolution that I believe will lead to such an outcome.

  Barbara Lee

  Running, Children, Believe

  "Congress has given Bush a free hand - and that puts more lives at risk". www.theguardian.com. September 24, 2001.

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• Everywhere you go on the continent of Europe at this hour you see the conflict between militarism and industrialism. You see the expansion of industrial power pushed forward by the energy, hope, and thrift of men, and you see the development arrested, diverted, crippled, and defeated by measures which are dictated by military considerations.

  William Graham Sumner

  Power, Men, Europe

  William Graham Sumner (1919). “War and Other Essays”

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• If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.

  Omar Bongo

  Fighting, Hands, United States

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• Peace cannot be achieved except after the cessation of military escalation and the economic and financial siege.

  Yasser Arafat

  Siege, Financial, Economic

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