The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.
William C. WestmorelandTags: war military westmoreland
It is not everyday that one learns an entire militia has sworn unbeknownest to obey you
Jacqueline CareyI am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any treat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.
Douglas MacArthurTags: military
It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.
Douglas MacArthurTags: military
Soon I was weeping---for the reservists who put their entire lives on hold when called to duty, for the military mothers who had to keep their families together all alone, for the parents, spouses, sons, and daughters who were beset with worry, for Mike, and for the soldiers who would never come home. I only meant to buy a shower curtain, and now, quite unexpectedly, right when I least wanted it, months of pent-up loneliness, fear, and frustration were pouring out in an endless churn of hot, silent tears.
Lily BuranaTags: weeping military spouses
In a man-to-man fight, the winner is he who has one more round in his magazine.
Erwin RommelAs long as a population can be induced to believe in a supernatural hereafter, it can be oppressed and controlled. People will put up with all sorts of tyranny, poverty, and painful treatment if they're convinced that they'll eventually escape to some resort in the sky where lifeguards are superfluous and the pool never closes. Moreover, the faithful are usually willing to risk their skins in whatever military adventure their government may currently be promoting.
Tom RobbinsTags: war religion tyranny heaven government military
It is a long-cherished tradition among a certain type of military thinker that huge casualties are the main thing. If they are on the other side then this is a valuable bonus.
Terry PratchettTags: war strategy military battle tactics casualties
No man can be a Christian and a soldier at the same time, for the two ideas are wholly incompatible.
W.E. WoodwardTags: christianity military militarism
Were the Soviet Union to sink tomorrow under the waters of the ocean, the American military-industrial establishment would have to go on, substantially unchanged, until some other adversary could be invented. Anything else would be an unacceptable shock to the American economy.
George F. KennanTags: military soviet-union industrial-complex
« first previous
Page 4 of 28.
next last »
Data privacy
Imprint
Contact
Diese Website verwendet Cookies, um Ihnen die bestmögliche Funktionalität bieten zu können.