“In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action” FirstsActionSimpleSituationPrinciplesMilitaryReturnCritical Author:Winston Churchill
“Today the Israeli government continues seizures of Palestinian land for settlements, military incursions into surrounding countries and denial of the right of Palestinians expelled by terror to return. Ariel Sharon, Israel's prime minister, is a war criminal who should be in prison, not in office. Israel's own Kahan commission found that Sharon shared responsibility for the Sabra and Shatila massacres.” ShouldWarCountryGovernmentTodayFoundResponsibilityLandMilitaryReturnOfficePrisonTerrorIsraelCriminalsDenialMinistersPrimePalestinianPrime MinisterIsraeliSettlementMassacresArielSeizuresSharonShared Responsibility Author:Ken Livingstone
“We Communists have got to string along with the capitalists for a while. We need their agriculture and their technology. But we are going to continue massive military programs. . . (soon) we will be in a position to return to a much more aggressive foreign policy designed to gain the upper-hand.” NeedsHandsTechnologyMilitaryPolicyPositionReturnGainsProgramStringsMassiveCommunistAggressiveCapitalistForeign PolicyAgricultureUpper Hand Author:Leonid Brezhnev
“Mankind are in the end always governed by superiority of intellectual faculties, and none are more sensible of this than the military profession. When, on my return from Italy, I assumed the dress of the Institute, and associated with men of science, I knew what I was doing: I was sure of not being misunderstood by the lowest drummer boy in the army.” MenMindEndsBoysMankindMilitaryReturnIntellectualArmyDressesProfessionFacultySensibleSuperiorityLowestMisunderstoodDrummerInstituteBeing Misunderstood Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“In the military we also learn principles of war which also work in a corporate setting: How do you concentrate as much of your force as possible on a critical point and take a risk elsewhere? In business that translates into focusing your investment on marketing, sales, or R&D, whichever will give you the greatest return.” GivingWarForcePrinciplesRiskMilitaryReturnInvestmentMarketingCriticalSettingSettingsCorporateElsewhereTranslate Author:Colin Powell
“On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.” HomeNationsBehindsMilitaryReturnArmySoldierComing HomeVeteranPledgeBattlefieldsComebackVeterans DayInspirational MilitaryUs ArmyBattleground Author:Dan Lipinski