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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

258

"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

154

"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

142

"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

139

"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

138

"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

137

"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

112

"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

71

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

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

Spike Milligan, Irish Comedian

66

"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

65

"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

65

"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

62

"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

60

"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

58

"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

57

"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

55

"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

55

"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

55

"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

53

"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

52

"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

52

"I never joined the army for patriotic reasons."

"I never joined the army for patriotic reasons."

Isaac Rosenberg, English Poet

50

"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

49

"The sergeant is the Army."

"The sergeant is the Army."

Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President

48

"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

47

"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

47

"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

47

"There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent."

"There was a nuisance in the service known as the army correspondent."

Daniel H. Hill, American Soldier

46

"Bring the army of the faithful through."

"Bring the army of the faithful through."

George Meredith, English Novelist

46

"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

46

"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

45

"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

45

"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

44

"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

44

"I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep."

"I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep."

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French Diplomat

44

"Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out."

"Just look at the Old Testament. They didn't go out with the army first. They sent the musicians out."

Michael W. Smith, American Musician

Army, First, Musicians, Old

44

"I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it."

"I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

Army, College, Public, School

44

"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

43

"A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then."

"A doctor today would never prescribe the treatments my grandfather used in the Confederate Army, but a minister says pretty much the same thing today that a minister would have said back then."

John Templeton, American Businessman

Army, Pretty, Today

42

"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

41

"In the first day of the Soviet Army's arrival, I and the other comrades were isolated and then found ourselves here, not knowing anything... I can only conjecture what could have happened."

"In the first day of the Soviet Army's arrival, I and the other comrades were isolated and then found ourselves here, not knowing anything... I can only conjecture what could have happened."

Alexander Dubcek, Czechoslovakian Politician

Army, Day, First

41

"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

40

"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

40

"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

40

"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

40

"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

40

"The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army."

"The prosperity of a nation requires the protection of a senate. Hereafter a national senate may require the protection of a national army."

Thomas Francis Meagher, Irish Soldier

Army, May, Nation, Prosperity

39

"A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man."

"A whole army, though they can neither write nor read, are not afraid of a platform, which they know is but earth or stone; nor of a cannon, which, without a hand to give fire to it, is but cold iron; therefore a whole army is afraid of one man."

James Harrington, English Philosopher

Army, Earth, Fire, Man

39

"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

38

"Two new reports indicate that, under Bush, the Army is overstretched and under enormous strain. The National Guard and reserves have been weakened and we are experiencing numerous recruiting problems."

"Two new reports indicate that, under Bush, the Army is overstretched and under enormous strain. The National Guard and reserves have been weakened and we are experiencing numerous recruiting problems."

Jim Clyburn, American Politician

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