Best military & command Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

“There is no lack of bravery in the ranks of our armed forces, but bureaucratic cowardice rules in our intelligence establishment (as well as at the higher levels of military command).”

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Book:Beyond Terror

Source: Beyond Terror

“We need, from time to time, to use military force or all of the resources at our command in order to defend the nation and defend our friends. Sometimes, that requires us to take actions that generate controversy. I think there are probably some who actually believe, if we just go talk nice to these folks, everything is going to be OK. I don't think the world works that way.”

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Author:Dick Cheney

“The most successful of the Tartar princes assumed the military command, to which he was entitled by the superiority either of merit or of power. He was raised to the throne by the acclamations of his equals; and the title of Khan expresses, in the language of the North of Asia, the full extent of the regal dignity. The right of hereditary succession was long confined to the blood of the founder of the monarchy; and at this moment all the Khans, who reign from Crimea to the wall of China, are the lineal descendants of the renowned Zingis.”

Source: History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire V2: the History Focus

“You want to stay alive in a zombie swarm? You go alone or in a small group, where everyone is of similar physical condition and weapons training. You never stop, you never hesitate, and you never show any mercy for the people that would slow you down.That is what the military says we should do, and if I ever meet anybody who listens to that particular set of commands, I may shoot them myself just to improve the gene pool. When you can help people stay alive, you help them. We're all we've got.”

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Author:Mira Grant

“All I want to say, with the utmost emphasis at my command, is that the description of India as a military country is wrong.”

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Author:Mahatma Gandhi

“A military force, at the command of Congress, can execute no laws, but such as the people perceive to be just and constitutional; for they will possess the power, and jealousy will instantly inspire the inclination, to resist the execution of a law which appears to them unjust and oppressive.”

“I was surprised how open and unguarded the military was. I expected more scrutiny, more supervision from command.”

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Author:Sebastian Junger

“[A] military force was collected in Europe, formidable by their arms and numbers, if the generals had understood the science of command, and the soldiers the duty of obedience.”

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Book:The Student's Gibbon: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Source: The Student's Gibbon: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“In the military we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over your forces than your enemy has over his is a force multiplier. Having greater logistics capability than the enemy is a force multiplier. Having better-trained commanders is a force multiplier. Perpetual optimism, believing in yourself, believing in your purpose, believing you will prevail, and demonstrating passion and confidence is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, the followers will believe.”

“In the British military system, there is a very strict chain of command. Americans just want to win, and the correct strategy may be to speak directly to the men.”

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Author:Scott Raab

“Potentially, the U.S. military has the ability to stop messages from being delivered or can alter commands without ISIS knowing.”

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Author:Dina Temple-Raston

“In Turkey also, for a long time, the military was the decisive force but in the past 10 years they have backed off somewhat and the civilian government has gained more independence and autonomy even to shake up the military command. In fact, it even arrested several high-ranking officers [for interfering in governmental affairs]. Maybe Pakistan can move in a similar direction.”

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Author:Noam Chomsky

“The budget for nuclear forces in the United States is on the order of $25 billion or so. That includes warheads, delivery systems, command and control; does not include environmental clean-up, which is another maybe $10 billion or so. So that's about 5% of the U.S. military budget.”

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Author:John Burroughs

“What I know is it is a disservice to those who continue to serve to think that there's going to be a civil-military breakdown because those who serve, they know who they serve. They know what their loyalties are, that's why you take an oath to the Constitution and your loyalty lies in the chain of command and your buddies. That's always been there. We are a professional military.”

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Author:Michael T. Flynn

“Harry Truman was courageous enough to command that racial segregation be ended in the military. I was serving in a submarine in the U.S. Navy at the time he issued the order.”

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Author:Jimmy Carter

“Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.”

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Book:My American Journey

Source: My American Journey

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