“We know that words cannot move mountains, but they can move the multitude; and men are more ready to fight and die for a word than for anything else. Words shape thought, stir feeling, and beget action; they kill and revive, corrupt and cure. The "men-of-words"- priests, prophets, intellectuals- have played a more decisive role in history than military leaders, statesmen, and businessmen.” KnowsMenFeelingsActionMovingDiesFightingLeaderRolesSocietyMilitaryHe ManReadyShapesMountainCuresProphetPriestsMultitudesBusinessmanStatesmenBegetsReviveMove MountainsMilitary Leader Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“I'd just like to say "thank you" to President Bush and to the men and women of the US military, who by the New York Times' own admission took out a terror-sponsoring regime in Iraq that could have constructed a nuclear weapon within months, as soon as sanctions were lifted enough for them to obtain sufficient fissile material.” MenEnoughPresidentMilitaryNew YorkHe ManMaterialsMonthsWeaponsMen And WomenIraqTerrorNuclearSufficientRegimesNuclear WeaponsPresident BushSanctionsNew York TimesAdmissionSaying Thank YouUs Military Author:Charles Foster Johnson
“The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in their Army, and the man they had most desired to become its Commander-in-Chief. It is very clear that he had a superb sense of operational possibilities and equal mastery in the conduct of operations, together with a greater grasp of the potentialities of mechanized forces than any other commander who had not been trained in the tank arm. In sum, he had military genius.” MenTogetherForceClearGreaterMilitaryFieldsPossibilityHe ManArmsGeniusEqualArmyChiefsOperationsMasteryTanksCommandersVerdictSuperbCommander In Chief Author:Erich von Manstein
“As there is no pleasure in military life for a soldier who fears death, so there is no independence in civil existence for the man who has an overpowering dread of solitude.” MenPleasureExistenceMilitaryHe ManSolitudeIndependenceSoldierDreadFear Of DeathOverpoweringMilitary Life Book:Human Intercourse Source: Human Intercourse
“... war reporting is still essentially the same - someone has to go there and see what is happening. You can't get that information without going to places where people are being shot at, and others are shooting at you. The real difficulty is having enough faith in humanity to believe that enough people, be they government, military or the man on the street, will care when your file reaches the printed page, the website or the TV screen.” PeopleMenBelieveStillsWarRealEnoughGovernmentCareHumanityStreetsMilitaryInformationHe ManTvsPagesHappeningsShotsDifficultyScreensShootingFilesWebsitePrintedFaith In Humanity Author:Marie Colvin
“Duarte is a moderate when it comes to civilian control of the military and curbing death squads. On economics, the man is almost a Marxist.” MenMilitaryHe ManEconomicsModeratesAmerican PoliticsCiviliansMarxistSquad Author:Steve Forbes