“In Critical and baffling situations, it is always best to return to first principle and simple action” FirstsActionSimpleSituationPrinciplesMilitaryReturnCritical Author:Winston Churchill
“The inaugural parade is like an extension of the president's personality, .. Dwight Eisenhower, for example. A conservative guy. A military man. Short and simple was what his inauguration parade was all about.” MenGuyPresidentSimpleMilitaryExamplePersonalityConservativeExtensionsParadesInaugurationInauguralMilitary ManDwightDwight Eisenhower Author:Charlie Brotman
“In the old days it would have been a relatively simple matter to have checked Hitler's territorial ambitions. All you'd have needed would have been the 1914 combination of Britain, France and Russia. Indeed, if such an alliance had acted decisively to defend Czechoslovakia in 1938, Hitler might even have been overthrown by his own military. But it was not to be.” IfsHas BeensMatterMightSimpleHistoryMilitaryNeededAmbitionRussiaFranceCombinationBritainAlliancesOld DaysTerritorialCzechoslovakia Author:Niall Ferguson
“The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.” ArtWarHardEnoughMovingFightingPeaceSimpleEnemyViolenceMilitaryStrikesCivil WarGrantsArt Of WarKeep MovingGreat WarNavalGreat MilitaryUnited States MilitaryViolence And War Author:Ulysses S. Grant
“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
“When people are talking about cyber weapons, digital weapons, what they really mean is a malicious program that's used for a military purpose. A cyber weapon could be something as simple as an old virus from 1995 that just happens to still be effective if you use it for that purpose.” PeopleIfsMeanStillsUseHappensUsedPurposeSimpleTalkingMilitaryWeaponsProgramDigitalReally MeanVirusesMaliciousCyber Author:Edward Snowden
“Athens' biggest worry was the sheer recklessness of its own democratic government. A simple majority of the citizenry, urged on and incensed by clever demagogues, might capriciously send out military forces in unnecessary and exhausting adventures.” GovernmentMightForceSimpleWorryMilitaryAdventureMajorityDemocraticCleverSheerUnnecessaryExhaustingAthensCitizenryMilitary ForceRecklessnessDemocratic Government Book:The Landmark Thucydides Source: The Landmark Thucydides
“I believe demolishing Hussein's military power and liberating Iraq would be a cakewalk. Let me give simple, responsible reasons: (1) It was a cakewalk last time; (2) they've become much weaker; (3) we've become much stronger; and (4) now we're playing for keeps.” GivingBelieveReasonWould BeLastsI BelieveSimpleMilitaryLet MeStrongerResponsibleIraqLast TimeHusseinLiberatingMilitary Power Author:Kenneth Adelman
“I have always held the view that decisive force should be used in addressing a military conflict. The reason is simple: Why wouldn't you, if you could?” IfsShouldReasonUsedForceSimpleViewsMilitaryConflict Author:Colin Powell
“The simple truth is that there isn't a single civil right I would deny to an evangelical Christian. I've defended their freedom of religion, of association, of disassociation, and believe they should be treated with respect. I wouldn't dream of drumming them out of the military, firing them for their faith, tearing up their relationships, or taking their children away from them. The favor, alas, is not returned.” ShouldBelieveChildrenDreamChristianSimpleMilitaryTruth IsDenyFavorsTreatedAssociationAlasEvangelicalFiringFreedom Of ReligionSimple TruthsDrumming Author:Andrew Sullivan
“It's your duty to fly the airplane. If you get killed in it, you don't know anything about it anyway. Duty is paramount. It's that simple if you're a military guy. You don't say 'I'm not going to do that - that's dangerous.' If it's your duty to do it, that's the way it is.” IfsKnowsWayGuySimpleMilitaryDangerousDutyAirplaneParamount Author:Chuck Yeager
“We target the Israeli occupation, not civilians. We are defending ourselves with the simple military means that we have at our disposal. We are keen to develop and to get accurate, sophisticated weaponry in order to precisely target Israeli military installations.” MeanSimpleMilitarySophisticatedIsraeli Author:Khaled Mashal
“Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.” YearsMadeTwoNationsSimpleEconomyMilitaryGreatnessPrideHundredYears AgoSizeHeightTonightPatrioticDeclarationPremisesSkyscraper Author:Barack Obama