“There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.” WarCertainAbilityMilitaryImportanceDifficultySuperiorsCommandersFirmness Author:Napoleon Bonaparte
“We worked on solving the problem of voice communications in a noisy military environment. We established military codes that are highly audible and invented selection tests for personnel who had a superior ability to recognize sound in a noisy background.” ProblemSoundVoiceAbilityEnvironmentMilitaryCommunicationTestsBackgroundsSuperiorsCodeSelectionNoisyPersonnel Author:M. H. Abrams
“NEGRO :; Member of a subgroup of the human race who hails, or whose ancestors hailed, from a chunk of land nicknamed not by its residents Africa. Superior to the Caucasian in that negroes did not invent nuclear weapons, the automobile, Christianity, nerve gas, the concentration camp, military epidemics, or the megalopolis.” HumansRaceChristianityLandMilitaryMembersWeaponsNuclearSuperiorsHuman RaceGasConcentrationNervesCampsAncestorNuclear WeaponsAutomobileEpidemicsHailChunksResidentsConcentration CampCaucasian Book:Stand on Zanzibar Source: Stand on Zanzibar
“Throughout history civilian populations and political rulers have talked of peace. We have never been free of war. The soldier, whose profession is war, understands that peace must be enforced by superior military might. The certainty of defeat is the only effective deterrent we can use to maintain peace. Furthermore, we can be strong without being aggressive.” WarUseMightPoliticalStrongMilitaryDefeatSoldierPopulationProfessionSuperiorsCertaintyAggressiveRulersCiviliansDeterrent Author:Barry Goldwater
“There has been a constant struggle on the part of the military element to keep the end- fighting, or readiness to fight-superior to mere administrative considerations. The military man, having to do the fighting, considers that the chief necessity; the administrator equally naturally tends to think the smooth running of the machine the most admirable quality.” ThinkingMenHas BeensEndsRunningFightingQualityStruggleMilitaryElementsMachinesConstantMereSuperiorsChiefsConsiderationSmoothAdmirableReadinessAdministrativeAdministratorsMilitary ManConstant StruggleAdmirable Qualities Book:Mahan on Naval Warfare: Selections from the Writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan Source: Mahan on Naval Warfare: Selections from the Writing of Rear Admiral Alfred T. Mahan
“I think that we're always gonna be in a position as Republicans and as conservatives where we gotta be willing to stand up for our conservative values. And certainly, you know, at the top of that list is a strong national defense, the importance of a United States military that is superior to all others in the world.” ThinkingKnowsWorldStatesValuesStrongUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPositionWillingRepublicanImportanceConservativeDefenseListsSuperiorsNational DefenseConservative ValuesUnited States Military Author:Liz Cheney
“In war, discipline is superior to strength; but if that discipline is neglected there is no longer any difference between the soldier and the peasant.” IfsWarDifferencesMilitaryDisciplineSoldierSuperiorsNeglectedPeasants Author:Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus