“I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.” BelieveMeanStillsStatesChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPossibilityI Still Believe Author:Richard Holbrooke
“With 300 Marines, you could probably take over Iraq if you wanted to and get rid of ISIS completely. Make no mistake about it, Marines are war fighters. I mean they are really good at what they do. The only time they are not good at what they do is when someone puts the shackles on them.” IfsMeanWarWantedMistakeMilitaryIraqFighterNavyOnly TimeMarineIsisShacklesMarinersMaritimeNavy Seal Author:Marcus Luttrell
“Military weapons are the means used by the Sage to punish violence and cruelty, to give peace to troublous times, to remove difficulties and dangers, and to succor those who are in peril. Every animal with blood in its veins and horns on its head will fight when it is attacked. How much more so will man, who carries in his breast the faculties of love and hatred, joy and anger! When he is pleased, a feeling of affection springs up within him; when angry, his poisoned sting is brought into play. That is the natural law which governs his being” MenGivingMeanWarPlayFeelingsLawUsedJoyFightingNaturalAnimalViolenceBloodMilitaryDangerWeaponsSpringHatredDifficultyAngryAffectionCrueltyBreastsRemoveCarrieFacultySageVeinsPerilHornsNatural LawHatred And LoveMilitary WeaponsViolence And Cruelty Author:Sima Qian
“The military weapon is but one of the means that serve the purposes of war: one out of the assortment which grand strategy can employ.” MeanWarPurposeMilitaryWeaponsStrategyMilitary Weapons Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“Air forces offered the possibility of striking a the enemy's economic and moral centres without having first to achieve 'the destruction of the enemy's main forces on the battlefield'. Air-power might attain a direct end by indirect means - hopping over opposition instead of overthrowing it.” FirstsMeanEndsMightForceMoralEnemyAirEconomicAchieveMilitaryPossibilityDirectDestructionOppositionCentreBattlefieldsAir ForceIndirectAir PowerHopping Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“Palestine is occupied land, and under international law, the Palestinians have the legal right to resist this occupation by any and all means. This may make busses, restaurants, discos-where Israeli military congregate, lawful targets.” MayMeanLawLandMilitaryInternationalRestaurantsIslamicTargetOccupationPalestinianPalestineIsraeliInternational LawDisco Author:Enver Masud
“If the people are victorious against the government, the nation will be weak; if the government is victorious against the people, the military will have strength. [thus they] will have the means by which they may fight, and thus ascend to supremacy.” PeopleIfsMayMeanGovernmentFightingNationsMilitaryWeakSupremacyHaving Strength Author:Shang Yang
“Disarmament should be conducive to the enhancement of every country's general security instead of becoming the instrument and means for a few countries to strengthen their military superiority by weakening or restricting other countries.” ShouldMeanCountrySecurityMilitaryBecomingInstrumentsOther CountriesSuperiorityDisarmamentWeakeningEnhancement Author:Sha Zukang
“War means fighting, and fighting means killing.” MeanWarFightingMilitaryKillingCivil WarAmerican Civil War Author:Nathan Bedford Forrest
“What are the conditions that make for the superiority of an army? Its internal organization, military habits in officers and men, the confidence of each in themselves; that is to say, bravery, patience, and all that is contained in the idea of moral means.” MenMeanIdeasMoralConditionsMilitaryHabitOrganizationArmyBraveryInternalsOfficersSuperiority Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“Education is 'the guardian genius of our democracy.' Nothing really means more to our future, not our military defenses, not our missiles or our bombers, not our production economy, not even our democratic system of government. For all of these are worthless if we lack the brain power to support and sustain them.” IfsMeanGovernmentBrainEducationSupportEconomyDemocracyMilitaryGeniusDemocraticProductionsDefenseOur FutureWorthlessGuardianReally MeanMissilesBombersSystems Of GovernmentBrain Power Author:Lyndon B. Johnson
“Anarchists generally make use if the word "State" to mean all the collection of institutions, political, legislative, judicial, military, financial, etc., by means of which management of their own affairs, the guidance of their personal conduct, and the care of ensuring their own safety are taken from the people and confided to certain individuals, and these, whether by usurpation or delegation, are invested with the right to make laws over and for all, and to constrain the public to respect them, making use of the collective force of the community to this end.” PeopleIfsMeanEndsStatesUseCareLawPoliticalCertainIndividualForceCommunityTakenMilitaryManagementSafetyInstitutionsAffairFinancialGuidanceCollectionsEtcCollectivesAnarchismAnarchistJudicialConstrainDelegationUsurpation Author:Errico Malatesta
“Great military leaders have to sacrifice soldiers; great captains of industry have to sacrifice people. You can't only look after the poor, and the weak, and the disabled. You've got to do what's best for the community, and that often means sacrificing innocent people.” PeopleLooksMeanCommunityPoorLeaderSacrificeMilitaryIndustryWeakSoldierInnocentCaptainsDisabledGreat MilitaryMilitary LeaderCaptains Of Industry Author:David Nasaw