Ex Military Quotes

Who hath not served can not command.

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

In the 2000 election, George W. Bush, who had shirked military service, succeeded in presenting himself as more reliable on national security than Al Gore.

The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.

My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.

But clearly the fact that we've gone from zero Iraqi security forces on duty in May to up to 200,000 today is an enormous accomplishment, but it's not enough.

Bestow rewards without regard to rule, issue orders without regard to previous arrangements; and you will be able to handle a whole army as though you had to do with but a single man.

In the final measure, nothing speaks like deeds

During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.

Peace is a militant state, which is not secured by wishful thinking. . . . If we are to be sure of our liberty, we must be ready to fight for it.

What all the wise men promised has not happened and what all the dammed fools said would happen has come to pass.

I wonder is it because men are cowards in heart that they admire bravery so much, and place military valor so far beyond every other quality for reward and worship.

... the reason is that a military defeat of Britain will bring about the disintegration of the British Empire. This would not be of any benefit to Germany.

I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases?

The god of war hates those who hesitate.

I stand at the altar of murdered men, and, while I live, I fight their cause.

The sound of the drum drives out thought; for that very reason it is the most military of instruments.

I have two brothers buried in the military cemetery in Texas. I don't want to see any more of that.

Courage may be taught as a child us taught to speak.

We few. We happy few. We band of brothers, for he today That sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother.

The US presidency will continue to represent the major power groups of the United States - big business and the military - regardless of who the talking head is.

My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.

Some of you young men think that war is all glamour and glory, but let me tell you, boys, it is all hell!

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

Streamlining the army with Chinese characteristics is the right choice for China in military modernization.

Cults, or related social movements such as the Taliban in Afghanistan, result in massive military expenses.

Military officers from different countries, when they meet each other, tend to sort of fall in love, become mutual admiration societies, at the expense of realities.

Who could not conquer with such troops as these?

Members of the media-monetary-military-congressional complex are immoral and have an allergy to the truth.

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win.

I have no problem with women in the military, if that's what they want to do.

The real threat to U.S. military power is nuclear proliferation, because if every little country has nuclear weapons it becomes very tricky for the United States to engage in military action.

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right.

We are happier in many ways when we are old than when we were young. The young sow wild oats. The old grow sage.

Why wouldn't female Marines come forward? Because they don't trust us. They don't trust the command. They don't trust the leadership.

The less there is of fear, the less there is of danger.

I support allowing homosexuals to serve openly in our military and eliminating the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy.

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

A republic may be called the climate of civilization.

Take the military option off the table - we have already seen it doesn't work.

And you can win, though you face the worst, if you feel that you're going to do it.

President Obama is asking Congress to support a military strike in Syria. If they approve, it will be the first time Congress has officially declared war since Obamacare.

So when I got out of the military, I went back to school in biology, and earned a biology degree at the University of Texas, and then did some graduate work in it.

Voroshilov was a hard-riding, hard-drinking military crony of civil-war days.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

He was a graduate of West Point, which is military academy that turns young men into homicidal maniacs for use in war.

The military operation in Lebanon was the most successful military operation in recent Israeli history. Many in Israel don't recognise that.

The Halifax area has long played a major role in Canada's military operations, being the port of departure for convoys, naval task forces and army units over the past 100 years or so.

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.

It's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you, I like brawling.