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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."
101
"So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime."
53
"Once a major military confrontation occurs, North Korea will definitely be annihilated."
50
"The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges."
39
"Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996."
31
"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."
26
"Washington is like a self-sealing tank on a military aircraft. When a bullet passes through, it closes up."
25
"I am certain that we need a solution completely separate from military intervention."
22
"My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness."
21
"I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex."
19
"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight."
18
"It is a major sin to break a contract, especially in military situations."
18
"I'm convinced my cockroaches have military training, I set off a roach bomb - they diffused it."
18
"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."
16
"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."
15
"We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching."
15
"Chicago's buoy was a couple of hundred yards astern of Arizona, and I was saddened to look at her."
15
"I think we look to the military as something that protects our shores."
15
"JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military."
15
"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."
14
"Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs."
13
"We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater."
13
"You know as well as I do that counterinsurgency is a very nuanced type of military operation."
13
"We have got thousands of nuclear weapons in order to achieve deterrence."
13
"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."
13
"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."
13
"One mark of a great soldier is that he fight on his own terms or fights not at all."
13
"Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime."
12
"And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights."
12
"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."
12
"I have always had a particular antagonism for the military."
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