127 quotes found
“I guess it's sad that anybody, regardless of profession, that they're in this country, would take a shot at our military.”
“Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.”
“There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.”
“We want peace and development in all 10 states of South Sudan - we don't want military backing.”
“My dad was in the military. It was difficult sometimes, because he would have to be away a lot, and we would have to move around a lot. Trying to adapt to new schools and new places can be really t...”
“Four or five frigates will do the business without any military force.”
“As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all.”
“Humor can inform and break down stigma, which is a huge issue in the military.”
“Food’s the killer. The clock starts as soon as the troops are on the ground. You wouldn’t believe how fast they consume what they’re carrying, and then … if I don’t get them more, if I don’t find t...”
“I’ve come to accept the voices in my head… I just wish they didn’t spit when they talk.”
“What you mons making all the racket about? You wake me again and I’ll put the voodoo hex on you. All you only call me Tuberculosis behind my back now. You want the real thing?” Sergeant "T. B" Tink...”
“Yet if he had been asked… if he were happy… He would have admitted readily enough that he was uncomfortable, that he was cold, and badly fed, and venomous; that his clothes were in rags, and his fe...”
“Maxim 20: If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries”
“If all we’re prepared for is unconventional warfare, suddenly a massed conventional attack becomes an asymmetric advantage.”
“From this day to the ending of the world,But we in it shall be remembered-We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;For he to-day that sheds his blood with meShall be my brother; be he ne’er so vil...”
“The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all militar...”
“This "sir, yes sir" business, which would probably sound like horseshit to any civilian in his right mind, makes sense to Shaftoe and to the officers in a deep and important way. Like a lot of othe...”
“Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given.”
“Then there is the group that many people don’t hear about. This group is the men and women of the various contractors that have decided to help support the military efforts. Many contractors have a...”
“Never say "I thought,so", after doing a blunder, always think, ask and do.”
