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"The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose."

"The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

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"If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army."

"If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army."

Frederick II, German Royalty

69

"Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army."

"Ataturk sent several Turkish staff officers to Afghanistan, helped them build their own army."

Bulent Ecevit, Turkish Politician

Army, Afghanistan

63

"One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army."

"One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army."

Jose Marti, Cuban Activist

60

"The army did what Milosevic's regime asked of it, which was to create a 'Greater Serbia'."

"The army did what Milosevic's regime asked of it, which was to create a 'Greater Serbia'."

Stjepan Mesic, Croatian Statesman

51

"Of course, the kind of support that Cuba could give us was very limited when it came to building up our army, since they didn't manufacture armaments in the quantities that we required. So we turned to Algeria and the Soviet Union for support."

"Of course, the kind of support that Cuba could give us was very limited when it came to building up our army, since they didn't manufacture armaments in the quantities that we required. So we turned to Algeria and the Soviet Union for support."

Daniel Ortega, Nicaraguan Statesman

Army, Building, Support

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"It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves."

"It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves."

Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi Politician

Army, Authority, Question

43

"From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so."

"From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so."

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician

43

"Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide."

"Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide."

Henri Barbusse, French Novelist

Army, Fight, Suicide

32

"An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot."

"An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot."

Thomas Paine, English Writer

Army, Principles, Soldiers

31

"Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby."

"Now, when I was in the Army, writing was my hobby."

Brian Lumley, English Writer

Army, Now, Writing

30

"The sergeant is the Army."

"The sergeant is the Army."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

29

"In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity."

"In short, we have, among African countries, a duty of solidarity."

Omar Bongo, Gabonese Statesman

Army, African, Countries, Duty, Solidarity

28

"How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven."

"How long was I in the army? Five foot eleven."

Spike Milligan, Irish Comedian

27

"I am in suspense as to the probable or improbability of being called into the Army, a station I would prefer to any other that of being in arms to defend an injured and grossly insulted country."

"I am in suspense as to the probable or improbability of being called into the Army, a station I would prefer to any other that of being in arms to defend an injured and grossly insulted country."

John Sevier, American Politician

Army, Being, Country, Suspense

26

"I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives."

"I've always wanted to go to Switzerland to see what the army does with those wee red knives."

Billy Connolly, Scottish Comedian

25

"The mass, whether it be a crowd or an army, is vile."

"The mass, whether it be a crowd or an army, is vile."

Benito Mussolini, Italian Politician

25

"An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy."

"An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy."

Mao Zedong, Chinese Leader

Army, Culture, Defeat, Enemy

24

"I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere."

"I think Google should be like a Swiss Army knife: clean, simple, the tool you want to take everywhere."

Marissa Mayer, American Executive

22

"I never joined the army for patriotic reasons."

"I never joined the army for patriotic reasons."

Isaac Rosenberg, English Poet

22

"The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange."

"The way the Army does things is sometimes a little strange."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

21

"When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship."

"When I lost my rifle, the Army charged me 85 dollars. That is why in the Navy the Captain goes down with the ship."

Dick Gregory, American Comedian

21

"You know too well the forces which compose their army to dread their superior numbers."

"You know too well the forces which compose their army to dread their superior numbers."

James Wolfe, British Soldier

21

"If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books in the British Museum."

"If an army of monkeys were strumming on typewriters, they might write all the books in the British Museum."

Arthur Eddington, British Scientist

21

"The AEC had at its command an army of highly skilled scientists."

"The AEC had at its command an army of highly skilled scientists."

Barry Commoner, American Scientist

Army, Scientists

20

"As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as did that part of the younger generation who, in the old Germany, would have become officers or civil servants."

"As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as did that part of the younger generation who, in the old Germany, would have become officers or civil servants."

Gustav Stresemann, German Politician

Army, Class, Germany, Old

20

"Indecision is a virus that can run through an army and destroy its will to win or even to survive."

"Indecision is a virus that can run through an army and destroy its will to win or even to survive."

Wendell Mayes, American Screenwriter

Army, Indecision, Will

20

"I've been extremely lucky having been in the army when I was a boy of fourteen."

"I've been extremely lucky having been in the army when I was a boy of fourteen."

Norman Wisdom, English Comedian

19

"Many of our soldiers are stationed at Camp Coyote just south of the Iraqi border. This is how you know we have a strong army, when you can actually tell your enemy exactly where your camp is and what its name is."

"Many of our soldiers are stationed at Camp Coyote just south of the Iraqi border. This is how you know we have a strong army, when you can actually tell your enemy exactly where your camp is and what its name is."

Jon Stewart, American Entertainer

Army, Enemy, Name, Soldiers

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"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."

"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."

Alex Morrison, Canadian Soldier

Army, Being, Canada, Departure

18

"If you're so smart, let's see you get out of the Army."

"If you're so smart, let's see you get out of the Army."

Casey Stengel, American Athlete

18

"Above all, I would not expect a wise race, at great expense, to set loose an army of self-replicating robots."

"Above all, I would not expect a wise race, at great expense, to set loose an army of self-replicating robots."

Barney Oliver, American Scientist

Army, Race, Self

18

"I wanted to join the Army the sign said 'Be All That You Can Be', they told me it wasn't enough."

"I wanted to join the Army the sign said 'Be All That You Can Be', they told me it wasn't enough."

Jay London, American Comedian

18

"Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth."

"Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth."

Duke of Wellington, British Royalty

18

"I joined the Army and was sent to the MIT radiation laboratory after a few months of introduction to electromagnetic wave theory in a special course, given for Army personnel at the University of Chicago."

"I joined the Army and was sent to the MIT radiation laboratory after a few months of introduction to electromagnetic wave theory in a special course, given for Army personnel at the University of Chicago."

Jack Steinberger, American Physicist

Army, Chicago, Months, Theory

18

"They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army - thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old."

"They're not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army - thousands of guys have done that. They're shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 years old."

Eddie Slovik, American Soldier

Army, Old, United, Years

17

"But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess."

"But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess."

Stuart Symington, American Businessman

Army, Force, Marines, Navy

17

"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."

"The responsibility of commanding the invasion fell to me, and the task was assigned to my Army Group."

Gerd von Rundstedt, German Soldier

Army, Responsibility

17

"With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew worse throughout the year, waged in part by soldiers of the disbanded army and in part by criminals who were released from prison."

"With no other security forces on hand, U.S. military was left to confront, almost alone, an Iraqi insurgency and a crime rate that grew worse throughout the year, waged in part by soldiers of the disbanded army and in part by criminals who were released from prison."

John Spratt, American Politician

Army, Crime, Military, Prison

17

"You know, actually, I went to Yale because I wanted to stay out of the army."

"You know, actually, I went to Yale because I wanted to stay out of the army."

Richard Foreman, American Playwright

17

"It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions."

"It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions."

Daniel Defoe, English Journalist

16

"If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir."

"If you don't have my army supplied, and keep it supplied, we'll eat your mules up, sir."

William Tecumseh Sherman, American Soldier

16

"Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies. This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia."

"Colonialism is known in its primitive form, that is to say, by the permanent settling of repressive foreign powers, with an army, services, policies. This phase has known cruel colonial occupations which have lasted 300 years in Indonesia."

Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian Politician

Army, Occupations, Years

16

"We lived on the Key West Army Base. Key West for me was a tropical island paradise."

"We lived on the Key West Army Base. Key West for me was a tropical island paradise."

Gloria Swanson, American Actress

Army, Paradise, Key

16

"When you have a foreign invasion - in this case by the Indonesian army - writers, intellectuals, newspapers and magazines are the first targets of repression."

"When you have a foreign invasion - in this case by the Indonesian army - writers, intellectuals, newspapers and magazines are the first targets of repression."

Antonio Tabucchi, Italian Writer

Army, First, Intellectuals, Newspapers

16

"General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York."

"General Washington had rather incautiously encamped the bulk of his army on Long Island - a large and plentiful district about two miles from the city of New York."

Mercy Otis Warren, American Playwright

Army, Washington

16

"During the 2000 election, the current administration told our military, help is on the way. That is clearly not the case. The administration has failed to request the funds needed for the defense of this Nation. We must give the Army what it needs."

"During the 2000 election, the current administration told our military, help is on the way. That is clearly not the case. The administration has failed to request the funds needed for the defense of this Nation. We must give the Army what it needs."

Ike Skelton, American Politician

Army, Defense, Help, Military

15

"Bring the army of the faithful through."

"Bring the army of the faithful through."

George Meredith, English Novelist

15

"The Army was my bread and butter."

"The Army was my bread and butter."

Brian Lumley, English Writer

15

"My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more."

"My parents were very pleased that I was in the army. The fact that I hated it somehow pleased them even more."

Barry Humphries, Australian Entertainer

Army, Fact, Parents

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