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Military Quotes
"In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path."
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"Once a major military confrontation occurs, North Korea will definitely be annihilated."
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"So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime."
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"The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges."
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"Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996."
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"I was selected to be an astronaut on a military program called the Manned Orbiting Laboratory back in '67. That program got cancelled in '69 and NASA ended up taking half of us."
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"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight."
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"The French were generous in giving us assistance in corps and army artillery, with its personnel, and we were confident from the start of our superiority over the enemy in guns of all calibers."
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"It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations."
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"I felt a little uncomfortable because, when I went in to the military, I was the main male vocalist they had and when I came out they had like two or three vocalists. Otis came in when I was in the military, too."
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"We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching."
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"I'm convinced my cockroaches have military training, I set off a roach bomb - they diffused it."
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"The American soldier is quick in adapting himself to a new mode of living. Outfits which have been here only three days have dug vast networks of ditches three feet deep in the bare brown earth. They have rigged up a light here and there with a storage battery."
6
"The troops were occasionally occupied in pursuing scattered bands going north or south, and on three occasions the large camp of Sitting Bull ventured south of the Canadian border, and important expeditions were sent against them."
5
"And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights."
5
"Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs."
5
"They must therefore not spoil Alexander's undertaking, especially when they were almost at the close of their toils, and were, moreover, no longer in any difficulty about provisions on their coasting cruise."
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"We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater."
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"Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up."
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"Many have left their families to defend our freedom. We salute their bravery; we express our appreciation and support to their families. And we pray for their safe return."
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"JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military."
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"The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off."
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"I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex."
4
"Promoting a record on a major label is like running a minor military campaign."
4
"Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime."
4
"I am certain that we need a solution completely separate from military intervention."
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"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."
4
"Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general."
4
"Ministers regularly meet soldiers that have returned from operational tours to hear about their experiences, including those who have recovered from their injuries."
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"We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence."
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"We must maintain strong defenses, military and spiritual."
4
"Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her."
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"A military road led from this point to Fort Leavenworth, and for many miles the farms and cabins of the Delawares were scattered at short intervals on either hand."
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"The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply."
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