“Stronger than all the armies is an idea thats time has come. ... The time has come for equality of opportunity in sharing in government, in education, and in employment. It will not be stayed or denied. It is here!” IdeasGovernmentOpportunityArmyStrongerEmploymentDeniedEquality Of Opportunity Author:Everett Dirksen
“Thousands of alienated young Muslims, most of them born and bred here but who regard themselves as an army within, are waiting for an opportunity to help to destroy the society that sustains them.” HelpingYoungOpportunityWaitingBornArmyRegard Author:Melanie Phillips
“My father was furious with me, absolutely furious. I'm sure he wouldn't have been so mad if I'd have volunteered to join the army. Anything but this. He couldn't believe it. I agree with him: It wasn't a viable career opportunity.” IfsBelieveHas BeensFatherOpportunityCareersArmyAgreeMadFuriousJoining The ArmyCareer Opportunities Author:Mick Jagger
“I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, on that day I made up my mind that God should have all of William Booth there was. And if there is anything of power in the Salvation Army, it is because God has had all the adoration of my heart, all the power of my will, and all the influence of my life.” IfsMenShouldMindHeartHas BeensMadeOpportunityJesusChristPoorSecretBrainVisionGreaterInfluenceMy HeartJesus ChristShould HaveArmySalvationCaughtLondonAdorationSalvation Army Author:William Booth
“... the next war will be a war in which people not armies will suffer, and our boasted, hard-earned civilization will do us no good. Cannot the women rise to this great opportunity and work now, and not have the double horror, if another war comes, of losing their loved ones, and knowing that they lifted no finger when they might have worked hard?” PeopleIfsWorldWarHardMightSufferingNextOpportunityKnowingCivilizationHorrorLosingArmyFingersWar Of The WorldsWorld War IiLoved OnesWorld War IGreat Opportunity Author:Eleanor Roosevelt
“The people who write official histories for the Army believe that a generation needs to pass before you can tackle the official history. It's useful to have some distance. Sources become available. Passions cool. It allows an opportunity to make some real assessments and judgments about personalities and characters.” PeopleNeedsWritingBelieveRealCharacterPassionOpportunityGenerationsSourcePersonalityJudgmentArmyDistanceAvailableOfficialsAssessmentPersonality And Character Author:Rick Atkinson
“The military offered the opportunity to see the world, and meet other people and learn new customs. Plus, the Army taught soldiers discipline. The life I experienced in the service was an education I could never have obtained as a cowboy.” PeopleWorldOpportunityMilitaryTaughtDisciplineArmySoldierPlusCustomsCowboy Author:Tom Johnson