(1970 quotes found)
“The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.”
Gen William C. Westmoreland
“The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.”
Judd Gregg
“Iraq began destroying those missiles they don't have over the weekend. See, President Bush may be the smartest military president in history. First, he gets Iraq to destroy all of their own weapons. Then he declares war.”
Jay Leno
“A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“Military glory - that attractive rainbow that rises in showers of blood”
Abraham Lincoln
“We have to have armies! We have to have military power! We have to have police forces, whether it's police in a great city or police in an international scale to keep those madmen from taking over the world and robbing the world of its liberties”
Billy Graham
“A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.”
Sun Tzu
“The one bonus of not lifting the ban on gays in the military is that the next time the government mandates a draft we can all declare homosexuality instead of running off to Canada.”
Lorne Bloch
“War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.”
Proverb
“Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave”
Thomas J. Jackson