Ex Military Quotes

Israel is the American watchdog in the Middle East, and that's why the Palestinians remain victims of one of the longest military occupations.

One brave deed makes no hero.

There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.

The atomic bomb made the prospect of future war unendurable. It has led us up those last few steps to the mountain pass; and beyond there is a different country.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

Rascals, do you want to live forever?

It take 15,000 casualties to train a major general.

The economic and social problems would tend to become, like the military situation, more and more difficult as time went on and we became more and more isolated.

The scale and grandeur of the Russian effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history.

The nations of the world will have to unite for the next war will be an interplanetary war. The nations of Earth must some day make a common front against attack by people from other planets.

Every decision in government is so important, especially when it comes to the military where thousands of people can lose their lives.

Before consulting the hotheads who present various military options such as a military invasion: remember, President Reagan, Rambo only exists in the movies.

Peace on this planet will not be forged by military strength. It will be forged by those who come together despite their government's differences.

Air control can be established by superiority in numbers, by better employment, by better equipment, or by a combination of these factors.

I have always regarded the forward edge of the battlefield as the most exclusive club in the world

Thus far the chief purpose of our military establishment has been to win wars. From now on its chief purpose must be to avert them. It can have almost no other useful purpose.

Under Syrian law, a journalist is not allowed to report on military matters. This may be wrong or right, but that's just the way it is.

Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent.

Frederick liked to say that three men behind the enemy were worth fifty in front of him.

A force engaged is out of the hand of its commander.

Struggle is the father of all things, virtue lies in blood, leadership is primary and decisive

A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.

You cannot demand military service of Christians any more than you can of priests. We do not go forth as soldiers with the Emperor even if he demands this.

We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns.

By push of bayonets, no firing until you see the whites in their eyes!

The more a country makes military weapons, the more insecure it becomes: if you have weapons, you become a target for attack.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

I'm inclined to think that a military background wouldn't hurt anyone.

In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one.

Not even my excellent training at Juilliard prepared me for my first movie role, where I played a transsexual who falls in love with a military guy in 'Soldier's Girl.

If military action in Iraq is launched without a new U.N. resolution, Canada will not participate.

All actual heroes are essential men, And all men possible heroes.

The Vietnam memorial is a masterpiece. The names of the dead are listed there, chronologically. Just the names.

Anytime it was advertised that I was going to be at a particular place, the radicals would be there, the cameras with TV news.

If worse comes to worst, I say clearly - a soldier must follow military orders.

It is no coincidence that when the thugs tried to wrest control over Grenada, there were 30 Soviet advisors and hundreds of Cuban military and paramilitary forces on the island.

All glory is fleeting.

Take calculated risks.

The essence of a general's job is to assist in developing a clear sense of purpose . to keep the junk from getting in the way of important things.

Democracy has no convictions for which people would be willing to stake their lives.

There are some who've forgotten why we have a military. It's not to promote war, it's to be prepared for peace.

There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke.

I always believe in being prepared, even when I'm dressed in white tie and tails.

These UFOs are interplanetary devices systematically observing the earth, either manned or under remote control, or both.

Blood is the price of victory

Every man has got to know his limitations.

To foster the people's willing spirit is often as important as to possess the more concrete forms of power.

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

Germany is too big to sit on the sidelines on world issues. Military force is not the ultima ratio it used to be, but it can be used, with care.

These cowards have no morals. They have no shame about lying.