Quotes About Military

It occurred to him that all strongly accentuated classes, such as the military, divided men into two kinds: their own kind—and those without.

Eisenhower spoke in language that few left-wing peaceniks would dare to employ today. "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed

O que saiu das agitações políticas de Roma? O Império Romano e seu despotismo militar. O que saiu da Revolução Francesa? Napoleão e seu despotismo militar. E V. verá o que sai da Revolução Russa... Qualquer coisa que vai atrasar dezenas de anos a realização da sociedade livre... Também o que era de se esperar de um povo de analfabetos e de místicos?…'' (Lisboa, janeiro de 1922.)

I've always been fascinated by the military, the discipline they have and the sacrifices they make to defend the country. It's something I've always been interested in.

My father enlisted at the age of 17. He lied about his age because he wanted to ride the fastest motorbikes, which were with the British army.

My father-in-law was a nuclear-submarine captain. My father was in the military.

The military was appealing because I could just get away and do my own thing. I could have a roof over my head, be fed, and with the little bit of money I got, I could start to build me own life as I wanted to.

Events such as the 1991 Tailhook debacle have been seized upon and used by feminists to attack the military culture and bring about major concessions.

I do think if we had a draft again, the United States would embark on fewer wars.

You know, my dad was a lieutenant colonel at Ft. Lewis on the 3rd of March, 1941. Fifteen months later, he was commanding a theater of war.

Limitation of armaments in itself is economically and financially important quite apart from security.

The finishing off of the encircled enemy army is to be left to the Luftwaffe.

In March 1915, at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the British fired more shells in a single 35-minute bombardment than they had during the whole Boer War.

Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.

Growing up with a parent in the army, I saw firsthand the challenges our service members face when transitioning to new jobs after time in the military.

Whether you're a second lieutenant working with a captain and a lieutenant colonel, or a four-star general working with the Office Secretary of Defense and the White House, the decision makers have got to have ground truth. Otherwise, the decisions they make could be flawed - and that can be dangerous.

I grew up knowing my grandfather had served our country for decades in the Navy, buried in his whites in Arlington; I have family members who are veterans.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it. I sure as hell wouldn't want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.

AI will allow the soldier to act and think much more quickly. Whoever gets to AI first, I believe, will have dominance for many years afterward.

I vote for leaders, and honestly, I didn't vote much in the military because I served whoever is the commander-in-chief.

I think that it's very important that whoever is in office can trust the U.S. military to provide him with advice in private so that advice is not then used by somebody to try to criticize the president or try to influence the outcome.

That is why we wholeheartedly support the American-led effort to free the people of Iraq. And though we are a small country with a small military, we are proud to stand side by side with our allies in the fight to end the reign of terror in Baghdad.

I believe that wholeheartedly - that we have to maintain a strong national defense.

My own military background is wholly un-distinguished. I was a sergeant.