“During the last dozen years the tales of suppression of free assemblage, free press, and free speech, by local authorities or the State operating under martial law have been so numerous as to have become an old story. They are attacked at the instigation of an economically and socially powerful class, itself enjoying to the full the advantages of free communications, but bent on denying them to the class it holds within its power.” YearsHas BeensWarStatesStoriesLastsLawEnjoyPowerfulClassPowerMilitaryCommunicationSpeechAuthorityAdvantageEconomicsConstitutionPressesLocalsTalesOppressionDozenFree SpeechBentDespotismSuppressionFree PressAssemblageMartial Law Author:Edward Alsworth Ross
“The graveyards are full of indispensable men.” MenDeathLeadershipPowerfulMilitaryHumilityHumorousArmyWittyIndispensableGraveyard Author:Charles de Gaulle
“This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.” WorldCountryEyeEarthTogetherSpiritCultureStrongNationsDifferencesWealthPowerfulPathRichMilitaryPromiseUniversityEnvySpiteMost PowerfulShoreUncertainUnseenBetter PlaceAmerican SpiritAround The Bend Author:Barack Obama
“The most powerful military in the world cannot invade, kill or capture a network or destroy every loose weapon on the planet. The best response to this network of terror is to build a network of our own -- a network of like-minded countries and organizations that pools resources, information, ideas, and power. Taking on the radical fundamentalists alone isn't necessary, it isn't smart, and it won't succeed.” WorldIdeasCountryPowerfulMilitaryInformationPlanetsSucceedWeaponsSmartResourcesOrganizationResponseTerrorTerrorismRadicalMost PowerfulCapturePool Author:Joe Biden
“The Constitutional Convention debated whether America should even have a standing army. ... They worried that a powerful military could rival civilian government for power in our new country, and of course they worried that having a standing army around would create too much of a temptation to use it.” ShouldCountryUseGovernmentAmericaCoursesPowerfulToo MuchMilitaryStandingArmyTemptationWorriedConventionsRivalsCiviliansMilitarismConstitutional Convention Book:Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power Source: Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power
“The war industries in many countries and the enormous trade in weapons of all kinds generate corruption and fuel conflict throughout the world. The existence of an immensely powerful military-industrial complex constitutes a danger to democracy, both internationally and domestically, because it follows its own logic and operates independently of popular participation.” WorldKindWarCountryPowerfulExistenceDemocracyMilitaryDangerIndustryConflictWeaponsLogicTradeComplexesCorruptionEnormousAll KindsFuelParticipationMilitary Industrial Complex Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
“Although military, economic and political strength certainly favors the more powerful side, the matter of simple justice is a counterbalancing factor.” MatterPoliticalSidesJusticeSimplePowerfulEconomicMilitaryEconomicsFavorsFactors Author:Jimmy Carter
“In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.” WorldWellsFoundAbilityPowerfulMilitaryMost PowerfulConcealedOften IsRustic Author:Pliny the Elder
“The Palestinians are fighting with human suicide bombers, that's all they have. The Israelis... they've got one of the most powerful military machines in the world. The Palestinians have nothing. So who are the terrorists? I would make a case that both sides are involved in terrorism.” WorldHumansFightingSidesPowerfulCasesMilitaryInvolvedMachinesSuicideTerrorismTerroristMost PowerfulPalestinianBoth SidesBombersSuicide Bombers Author:Ted Turner
“I believe we should work and want to have the most powerful military, but hope we never have to use it. I strongly believe the military should know they are 100 percent supported by the commander in chief.” KnowsWantShouldBelieveUseI BelievePowerfulMilitaryPercentChiefsMost PowerfulCommandersCommander In Chief Author:Phil Roe
“By the accusation of liberal bias ... the institutions that conservatives revere - the military, corporate America, organized religion, and the powerful conservative groups themselves - will be able to escape scrutiny and increase their influence.” AbleAmericaPowerfulGroupsInfluenceMilitaryIncreaseInstitutionsConservativeCorporateOrganizedBiasScrutinyAccusationOrganized ReligionCorporate America Author:Eric Alterman
“In 1988, when democracy was restored, the military establishment was still very powerful. The extremist groups were still there. And when the aid and assistance to Pakistan was cut, we had to adopt harsh economic policies. So in a way, it showed that democracy doesn't pay, and the military was able to reassert itself.” WayStillsAblePowerfulPayDemocracyCuttingGroupsEconomicMilitaryPolicyAidsEstablishmentHarshAssistancePakistanVery PowerfulExtremistEconomic PolicyExtremist Groups Author:Benazir Bhutto
“The pictures that were coming from Vietnam were showing us what was really happening on the ground level. It was in contradiction to what our political and military leaders were telling us. They were straight forward documentary images. A powerful indictment of the war, of how cruel and unjust it was. When I finally decided what to do with my life, it was to follow in that tradition.” WarPoliticalLevelsPowerfulLeaderMilitaryHappeningsTraditionDecidedContradictionVietnamUnjustDocumentariesIndictmentMilitary Leader Author:James Nachtwey
“Never discount a country by their size or resources. What may not be useful to yours, could be greatly beneficial to other lands in need. Everything exists with a purpose. True wealth is what cannot be seen. While one country can have a huge powerful military, another land may lack the budget and manpower to compete with it -- but be filled with happy citizens.” NeedsMayCountryPurposeWealthPowerfulLandMilitaryHugeCitizensResourcesFilledSizeBudgetsBeneficialDiscountsTrue WealthManpower Author:Suzy Kassem
“At home and abroad, military men and women are showing purpose and dedication in defending American ideas. They are performing in our country's best traditions under circumstances both difficult and complex. Thanks to their determined spirit of patriotism and professionalism, our country has a powerful and unified defense team, employing its forces in the constant quest for peace and freedom.” MenIdeasCountryHomeSpiritPurposeForceDifficultPowerfulTeamMilitaryCircumstancesMen And WomenTraditionConstantComplexesDeterminedDefenseOur CountryThanksPerformingDedicationQuestsProfessionalismUnifiedArmed ForcesEmployingMilitary ManArmed Forces Day Author:Melvin Laird
“I think we are making progress, but we have long way to go. People also have got to understand the agenda that we are fighting for. This is a senator who has taken on every powerful special interest, whether it's Wall Street, whether it's drug companies who are ripping off the American people, the military industrial complex.” PeopleThinkingWayLongFightingInterestPowerfulCompanyTakenProgressStreetsSpecialMilitaryWallDrugComplexesAgendasSenatorsLong WayVery PowerfulSpecial InterestsMilitary Industrial ComplexLong Way To GoDrug Companies Author:Bernie Sanders
“The United States found dozens of billions of dollars for military action in Iraq, so it should certainly be able to find a few billions of dollars to get rid of weapons of mass destruction. I'll assume that since the most powerful nation - the United States - has promised to pay for much of this, then its word will be kept. If it isn't, I don't think we can have a true partnership.” IfsThinkingShouldStatesAbleActionFoundNationsUnitedPowerfulPayUnited StatesMilitaryWeaponsMassDestructionDollarsAssumingIraqBillionsMost PowerfulDozenPartnershipWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionMilitary Action Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“The most powerful military country in the world, America - which makes all the guns, all the machinery, all the bullets - taught us how to shoot the guns.” WorldCountryAmericaPowerfulMilitaryTaughtGunMost PowerfulBulletsMachineryTaught Us Author:Muhammad Ali
“As a military man who has given half a century of active service I say in all sincerity that the nuclear arms race has no military purpose. Wars cannot be fought with nuclear weapons. Their existence only adds to our perils because of the illusions they have generated. There are powerful voices around the world who still give credence to the old Roman precept - if you desire peace, prepare for war. This is absolute nuclear nonsense.” IfsMenWorldGivingStillsWarDesirePurposeGivenVoicePowerfulRaceExistenceHalfCenturyMilitaryArmsWeaponsIllusionAbsolutesAddActiveNuclearAround The WorldNonsenseSincerityNuclear WeaponsPerilArms RaceHalf A CenturyCredenceMilitary ManNuclear ArmsNuclear Arms Race Author:Lord Mountbatten
“As regards Hillary C;inton's foreign policy actions and the powerful vested interests she seems gleefully beholden to, including all the biggest players in the military-industrial complex, I feel that she would be no better an actor on the world stage than Trump and whatever coalition of managers he might cobble together.” WorldFeelsSeemsMightWould BeActionTogetherActorsInterestPowerfulPlayerStageMilitaryPolicyTrumpRegardComplexesIncludingManagersForeign PolicyCoalitionsVested InterestsMilitary Industrial Complex Author:Viggo Mortensen
“On the other hand, you have to balance that against expanding our nuclear forces, add to our so-called depleted military, which is already more powerful than the rest of the world combined; attack in Syria, send forces to Syria, start bombing. Who knows what could be next?” KnowsWorldHandsNextForcePowerfulMilitaryBalanceAddNuclearSyriaExpandingBombing Author:Noam Chomsky
“We live in a state-centric world faced with global-scale problems that cannot be met by the actions of single states, no matter how powerful, if assessed from the perspective of military capabilities.” IfsWorldMatterStatesProblemActionPowerfulMilitaryPerspectiveMetsScalesCapability Author:Richard A. Falk
“Today, we have a powerful military that serves as a deterrent, but the enemy we have today is not like World War II, where you sign a piece of paper and the war is over. Today they're not in uniform. In my time we knew what the enemy looked like, we knew his weapons systems and such. Today, your cab driver may be the person, you have no idea. I don't know how we got into this fix, but we're there.” KnowsWorldMayPersonsIdeasWarTodayPowerfulEnemyKnow HowPiecesMilitaryPaperWeaponsNo IdeaWar Of The WorldsMy TimeDriversWorld War IiWorld War IUniformsCabDeterrentCab Drivers Author:Daniel Inouye
“Computers get better, faster than anything else ever. A child's PlayStation today is more powerful than a military supercomputer from 1996. But our brains are wired for a linear world. As a result, exponential trends take us by surprise. I used to teach my students that there are some things, you know, computers just aren't good at like driving a car through traffic.” WorldTodayPowerfulBrainTeachMilitaryCarStudentsComputerSurpriseDrivingGet Better Author:Erik Brynjolfsson
“The power paradox is that we gain power by advancing the welfare of other people and yet when we feel powerful, it turns us into impulsive sociopaths and we lose those very skills. If you're in the military, you gain power by forging strong ties in your comrades. And then the irony is that once we feel powerful and we are taken with our own success, we ignore the skills that got us power in the first place.” PeopleStrongPowerfulTakenMilitaryIronyWelfareParadoxComradeSociopathImpulsive Author:Dacher Keltner
“Iran is a powerful country. Iran is a big country with a large population, natural resources, human resources. But we are a country that is content with its size, content with its geography. We have not engaged in any military adventures in the past 250 years. We don't see any of this as Iran trying to dominate this region. We see some people panicking in our region and we believe there is no need to panic. We are prepared to work with all our neighbors to ensure the security and prosperity of our region.” PeopleTryingBelieveCountryPastNaturalPowerfulSecurityMilitaryAdventureProsperityNeighborGeographyNatural ResourcesHuman Resources Author:Mohammad Javad Zarif
“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” WarForcePowerfulHalfPowerMilitaryVictoryOvercomingMartial ArtsFoeTotal WarParadise Lost Book 9Violence And WarParadise Lost Book 1 Author:John Milton
“We cannot continue to rely only on our military in order to achieve the national security objectives that we've set. We've got to have a civilian national security force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” WellsOrderStrongForcePowerfulAchieveSecurityMilitaryObjectivesRelyNational SecurityCiviliansSecurity Forces Author:Barack Obama