“It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off ... since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force.” IndividualBeliefForceNationsImagineEffectsMilitaryTypeDemandFollyAggressiveImagine ThatPaymentOpposingFormidableSusceptibleDeterrent Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“As a military child I first learned how to deal with different types of people and how to deal with order.” PeopleFirstsChildrenDifferentOrderDealsMilitaryTypeBasketball Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“Marx was wrong: It is not only the 'means of production' that shape societies, but the means of destruction. In our own time, the costs of war, or just war readiness, are daunting. ... The resulting cost squeeze has led to a new type of society, perhaps best terms a 'depleted' state, in which the military has drained reources from all other social functions.” MeanWarStatesSocialTermMilitaryTypeCostShapesDestructionFunctionProductionsReadinessDrainedJust WarCost Of War Author:Barbara Ehrenreich
“We tend to value military heroes and Schwarzenegger types who are physically courageous. The heroics of doing the right thing every day even when it is dull and inconvenient are undervalued.” ValuesMilitaryTypeHeroRight ThingDullCourageousDoing The Right ThingInconvenientSchwarzeneggerUndervalued Author:Mary Pipher
“Japan should not intervene in other countries' conflicts by using military power. And I don't think Japan is capable of doing such things. For starters, I don't believe our country has sufficient human resources to make that type of international contribution.” ThinkingShouldBelieveHumansCountryMilitaryTypeConflictCapableResourcesDon't BelieveInternationalOur CountrySufficientContributionJapanOther CountriesHuman ResourcesStartersMilitary Power Author:Sadako Ogata
“I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like 'brilliant,' it would really be an under description of the absolutely superb job that they did in breaching the so-called 'impenetrable barrier.' It was a classic- absolutely classic- military breaching of a very very tough minefield, barbed wire, fire trenches-type barrier.” IfsI CanTwoEnoughUseJobsFireMilitaryTypeToughBrilliantClassicDescriptionBarriersDivisionMarineWireMarine CorpsSuperbTrenchesUsmcBarbed WireUnited States MarineUnited States Marine CorpsMy MarineMinefields Author:Norman Schwarzkopf
“There are three types of intelligence. The intelligence of man, the intelligence of animals and the intelligence of the military. In that order.” MenOrderThreeAnimalMilitaryType Author:Gottfried Reinhardt
“Those in power are blind devotees to private enterprise. They accept that degree of socialism implicit in the vast subsidies to the military-industrial-complex, but not that type of socialism which maintains public projects for the disemployed and the unemployed alike.” AcceptingMilitaryTypeDegreesProjectsBlindComplexesSocialismEnterpriseUnemployedImplicitSubsidiesDevoteeMilitary Industrial ComplexPrivate Enterprise Author:William O. Douglas
“I do believe that the very tense relationship between the United States and Iran presents a challenge to the United States. But to discuss Iran as that type of a threat I find somewhat unconvincing, mindful of the fact that Iran actually doesn't have those military capabilities that would be needed to refer to it as that type of threat.” BelieveStatesFactsWould BeChallengesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryTypeNeededThreatIranCapabilityTense Author:Trita Parsi
“Parents have to understand, that even if their child isn't showing athletic excellence in a certain sport, they still need to be involved. They don't need to be involved in a military type of setting, they just need to get out and play and enjoy themselves and find it themselves.” IfsNeedsChildrenStillsPlayCertainSportsParentEnjoyMilitaryTypeInvolvedExcellenceSettingSettingsAthletic Author:Allyson Felix
“I happen to believe that certain types of assault weapons, which are manufactured and designed for military purposes to kill people very quickly should not be used in civilian society.” PeopleShouldBelieveHappensUsedPurposeCertainMilitaryTypeWeaponsAssaultCiviliansAssault Weapons Author:Bernie Sanders
“The information that the Secret Service shared with the White House included hotel records and firsthand accounts - the same types of evidence the agency and military relied on to determine who in their ranks was involved.” HouseWhiteSecretRecordsMilitaryInformationTypeInvolvedEvidenceAccountsDetermineAgencyHotelWhite HouseNotableSecret Service Author:Carol D. Leonnig