“Let us wage a moral and political war against war itself, so that we can cut military spending and use that money for human needs.” NeedsHumansWarUsePoliticalMoralCuttingMilitarySpendingHuman NeedsAgainst WarMilitary Spending Author:Bernie Sanders
“Global military spending levels constitute an unconscionable use of resources and remain at an all-time high, reaching a total of USD 1.75 trillion in 2012, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.” UseLevelsMilitaryResearchResourcesInternationalSpendingAll TimeReachingInstituteInternational PeaceStockholmMilitary Spending Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Now all of us deplore this vast military spending. Yet, in the face of the Soviet attitude, we realize its necessity. Whatever the cost, America will keep itself secure. But in the process we must not, by our own hand, destroy or distort the American system. This we could do by useless overspending. I know one sure way to overspend. That is by overindulging sentimental attachments to outmoded military machines and concepts.” KnowsWayWarHandsAmericaFacesProcessRealizingAttitudeMilitaryCostConceptsMachinesSpendingDefenseSecureUselessAttachmentSovietSentimentalMilitary SpendingOverspending Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“The mythology of the Reagan presidency is that he induced the collapse of the Soviet Union by luring it into unsustainable military spending and wars: should there come a point when we think about applying that lesson to ourselves?” ThinkingShouldWarMilitaryLessonsUnionsSpendingMythologySovietCollapsePresidencySoviet UnionMilitary Spending Author:Glenn Greenwald
“If you're worried about the deficit, pay attention to the fact that it's almost all attributable to military spending and the totally dysfunctional health program.” IfsFactsPayAttentionMilitaryProgramSpendingWorriedPay AttentionDeficitMilitary Spending Author:Noam Chomsky
“Do we substantially increase military spending and prepare for endless war in the middle-east, or do we make college affordable for all Americans, regardless of income. My answer: I will soon be introducing legislation that will make public colleges and universities tuition free.” WarAnswersMiddleMilitaryCollegeIncreaseUniversitySpendingEastEndlessIncomeMiddle EastIntroducingLegislationAffordableTuitionColleges And UniversitiesEndless WarMilitary Spending Author:Bernie Sanders
“We need to increase our military spending. We need to deal with a no- fly zone in Syria, a safe zone.” NeedsDealsMilitarySafeIncreaseSpendingZoneSyriaMilitary Spending Author:Jeb Bush
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.” YearsSoulSpiritualNationsSocialChangeMoneyMilitaryKingsProgramInjusticeDefenseCivil RightsRadicalUpliftingJailMore MoneyDoomVietnam WarPeace WarPeace And JusticeMilitarismInspirational MilitaryWar CrimesEconomic JusticeBreaking SilenceKings SpeechSpiritual DeathSoul ForceSocial ProgramsMilitary SpendingEvils Of WarLesser KnownMilitary Discipline Author:Martin Luther King, Jr.
“From secrecy and deception in high places, come home, America. From military spending so wasteful that it weakens our nation, come home, America.” HomeAmericaNationsMilitarySpendingDeceptionComing HomeSecrecyHigh PlacesFavoritismMilitary SpendingWasteful Spending Book:The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition Source: The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition