Military Quotes - Page 29

• I know that military alliances and armament have been the reliance for peace for centuries, but they do not produce peace; and when war comes, as it inevitably does under such conditions, these armaments and alliances but intensify and broaden the conflict.

  Frank B. Kellogg

  War, Alliances, Doe

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• Indeed, there are so many prejudices against everyday middle-class values on college campuses, and serving in the military and being pro-American just seems to be one of them.

  Jack Kingston

  College, Class, Everyday

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• My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness.

  Lord Mountbatten

  Trophies, Usefulness, Values

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence.

  Martin McGuinness

  Car, Facts, Elements

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• If the colonists hadn't rejected British militarism and the massive financial burden of maintaining the British military, America wouldn't exist.

  Rachel Maddow

  America, Maintaining, Financial

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• Military preparedness is absolutely a form of strength.

  Rachel Maddow

  Preparedness, Form

  "'Drift': Rachel Maddow On Why We Go To War". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. May 7, 2012.

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• To survive in a lot of male-dominated situations - the police, the military, what have you - you put on a bit of the crass, blowhard thing, because you just can't survive being the nice guy in those environments.

  Dean Norris

  Nice, Guy, Police

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I was shooting a bikini promotion in Mahe in the Seychelles in 1980 when there was a military coup and I, along with a roomful of other people, ended up being kidnapped and held hostage at gunpoint in a windowless room with no ventilation for 36 hours.

  Brigitte Nielsen

  People, Shooting, Rooms

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• To the person that deals in visualizations, I suppose there is something rather exciting about a whole set of people - they all going symmetrically, up or down, in a military sort of precision.

  Leo Ornstein

  People, Precision, Exciting

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• Joining the military is not to be taken lightly. You're putting every part of yourself at risk, not just your body but your moral and spiritual centre.

  Kevin Powers

  Spiritual, Taken, Risk

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• I have always had a particular antagonism for the military.

  Donna Leon

  Antagonism, Particular

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• Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.

  Barbara Lee

  War, Years, Nine

  "Afghanistan War Review Conclusions Misguided" by Barbara Lee, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 16, 2010.

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• I'm pretty actively involved with the military because I think they're incredible human beings. If I can give back to them for what they're doing for us, it's a good thing. And I think to have happy soldiers, you need to feed them well.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Thinking, Giving, Soldier

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• Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.

  Oleg Deripaska

  Strong, Army, Training

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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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• 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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• Fighting in the air is not sport. It is scientific murder.

  Eddie Rickenbacker

  Sports, Fighting, Air

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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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• 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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• We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

  John W. Vessey, Jr.

  Running, Marine, Army

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  For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles.

  Charles C. Krulak

  Marine, Winning, Years

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• I want a strong military. But I do not believe, among other things, that without an audit, we should be throwing tens of billions of dollars more into the Department of Defense.

  Hillary Clinton

  Strong, Believe, Dollars

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• Palestine is occupied land, and under international law, the Palestinians have the legal right to resist this occupation by any and all means. This may make busses, restaurants, discos-where Israeli military congregate, lawful targets.

  Enver Masud

  Islamic, Mean, Law

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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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• 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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