Browsing Topic Best Military Quotes

I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.

There is nothing moderate about an ideology of endless mass military slaughter abroad and ever-tightening authoritarianism and economic exploitation at home.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn’t thinking.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, the hopes of its children. This is not a way of life at all in any true sense. Under the clouds of war, it is humanity hanging on a cross of iron.

The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

The devastation in Gaza is unconscionable. We must urge an immediate ceasefire. The killing of Palestinians and Israelis must end. We must also take a hard look at nearly $4 billion a year in military aid to Israel. It is illegal for U.S. aid to support human rights violations.

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.

Imperial powers do not forgive those who expose their weaknesses or make public the sordid and immoral inner workings of empire. Empires are fragile constructions. Their power is as much one of perception as of military strength. The virtues they claim to uphold and defend, usually in the name of their superior civilization, are a mask for pillage, the exploitation of cheap labor, indiscriminate violence and state terror.

Only by substantially bolstering the system of a modern multipolar world it is possible to diminish tensions worldwide, overcome threats and risks in the military and political sphere, increase the level of trust between countries and ensure their stable development.

War, we have come to believe, is a spectator sport. The military and the press have turned war into a vast video arcade game. Its very essence-death-is hidden from public view.

Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

The war might have been prevented – probably would have been prevented – if Ukraine had been willing to abide by the Minsk agreement, recognize the Donbas as an autonomous entity within Ukraine, avoid NATO military advisors, and pledge not to enter NATO.

In the absence of orders, go find something and kill it.

Urge all of your men to pray, not alone in church, but everywhere. Pray when driving. Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by night and pray by day. Pray for the cessation of immoderate rains, for good weather for Battle.Pray for the defeat of our wicked enemy whose banner is injustice and whose good is oppression. Pray for victory. Pray for our Army, and Pray for Peace. We must march together, all out for God.

The power of excellence is overwhelming. It is always in demand, and nobody cares about its color.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.

The best way to prevent Iran from having a nuclear weapon is a verifiable, tough agreement. A military solution will not fix it. It would temporarily slow down an Iranian nuclear program but it will not eliminate it.

Russia is surrounded by US offensive weapons…no Russian leader, no matter who it is, could tolerate Ukraine joining a hostile military alliance.

For me, democracy is the more desirable system. But when this preference is made a primary goal in the international relations of today’s world, it leads to a missionary impulse. This could result in another military conflict like the Thirty Years’ War.

Taiwan is a US military asset, not a US ally.

If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

Over the past 30 years, we have been patiently trying to come to an agreement with the leading NATO countries regarding the principles of equal and indivisible security in Europe. In response to our proposals, we invariably faced either cynical deception and lies or attempts at pressure and blackmail, while the North Atlantic alliance continued to expand despite our protests and concerns. Its military machine is moving and, as I said, is approaching our very border.

One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour – the outcome of the campaign, and one day – the fate of the country.