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Military Quotes


"So that in 1974, when I graduated as a lawyer, I figured I'm not going to be a lawyer under a military regime."


"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."


"Once a major military confrontation occurs, North Korea will definitely be annihilated."


"Military troops were withdrawn from Chechnya on Dec. 31, 1996."


"The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges."


"I am certain that we need a solution completely separate from military intervention."


"We should have done more damage to the Iraqi forces before they withdrew from the Kuwaiti theater."


"The chains of military despotism, once fastened upon a nation, ages might pass away before they could be shaken off."


"I'm an entertainer in the military-entertainment complex."


"You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight."


"Promoting a record on a major label is like running a minor military campaign."


"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."


"Statistics have shown that mortality increases perceptibly in the military during wartime."


"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."


"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."


"And most of these pilots were lost during the first five flights."


"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."


"The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars."


"Benteen, come on, big village, be quick. Bring packs."


"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."


"Military organization, like religious organization, can be seen as a paradigm of organization in general."


"Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip."


"From the ship all things were taken out, so that the clothes which I took with me on my back I only had."


"I visited the Chinese side last year. The Chinese are in a constant state of military readiness. They have all their nuclear weapons in the area, presumably trained on targets across the border."


"The Roswell incident, for instance, had over three hundred witnesses - some describing the bodies, some the craft, some the military procedures. Were they all perpetuating their own lives in a myth?"


"Ministers regularly meet soldiers that have returned from operational tours to hear about their experiences, including those who have recovered from their injuries."


"It is considered a major sin to break a contract, if you agreed, especially with military situations."


"My trophy value exceeded my military usefulness."


"And the program was developed in large part by behavioral scientists who were working with the military, who do everything they possibly can to measure a soldier's stress levels to see how they're doing physically and emotionally, as they go through this program."
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