Armies Quotes

I sincerely believe... that banking establishments are more dangerous than standing armies. Thomas Jefferson
Dangerous Believe More Sincerely Armies Than Banking Establishments Standing
There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time as come. Victor Hugo
Time World Stronger One Thing Idea Come Armies Than Whose Thing
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Time Invasion Idea Come Armies Whose Resisted
History shows that there are no invincible armies. Joseph Stalin
History Invincible Armies Shows
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. Kofi Annan
Peace Own Intimidate Abroad Troops Leaders Missions Armies Because Send Refuse African Many Keeping Need
Nothing else in the world... not all the armies... is so powerful as an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo
Time World Nothing Else Idea Powerful Come Armies Whose
This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war. William Tecumseh Sherman
War People Old Young Rich Fighting Other Must Hostile Feel Particular Armies Make Hand Poor Hard Wars Differs
The only really committed artist is he who, without refusing to take part in the combat, at least refuses to join the regular armies and remains a freelance. Albert Camus
Freelance Only Join Remains Take He Part Combat Armies Without Least Committed Artist Refuses Refusing Really Regular Who
Against barbarity, poetry can resist only by confirming its attachment to human fragility like a blade of grass growing on a wall while armies march by. Mahmoud Darwish
Grass Blade Only Poetry Attachment Like Armies Wall Human Confirming While Against Growing March Resist Fragility
Were there no uniforms, there would probably be no armies. Benjamin Banneker
Would Armies Were Uniforms
Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the force of armies. Joseph Addison
Justice Brow Armies Force Demolished Built Nor Overthrown Mountain Cannot Which Fortress Violence
In the past, Britons were scathing about the cruelties of the old Roman empire and the excesses of Catholic empire builders such as the Spanish and the French. They convinced themselves that their empire was different and benign because it rested on sea power and trade rather than on armies. Linda Colley
Old Power Past Roman Empire Britons Benign Rested About Rather Excess Empire Armies French Catholic Because Builders Trade Were Than Roman Different In The Past Spanish Themselves Convinced Sea
Occupying armies have responsibilities, not rights. Their primary responsibility is to withdraw as quickly and expeditiously as possible, in a manner determined by the occupied population. Noam Chomsky
Rights Responsibility Possible Responsibilities Determined Primary Withdraw Armies Occupied Occupying Quickly Manner Population
Growing up, others girls wanted to dance and help their mums with the cooking. I liked to play soccer with the boys. Or I'd be off on my own, tilting mirrors towards the sun in order to burn armies of ants. That was my idea of fun. Ali Larter
Cooking Dance Girl Own Others Sun Mirrors My Own Idea Towards Liked Armies Boy Off Up Ants Order Burn Wanted Soccer Help Fun Growing Growing Up Play
Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster. Chuck Hagel
Dangerous Down Complex Area Disaster Armies Historically Ends Large
So long as large armies go to battle, so long will the air arm remain their spearhead. Cyril Falls
Battle Will Long Air Remain Arm Armies Go Large
For me, in a world full of armies of stylists and makeup artists, what I think truly makes a fashion icon is how a girl dresses when she's off duty and she has to put her own looks together - no small challenge! Derek Blasberg
Fashion Me Together World Challenge Girl Own Duty Think Dresses Small Put Armies She Looks Makes Makeup How Truly Off Artists Icon Full Her
Marriage, laws, the police, armies and navies are the mark of human incompetence. Dora Russell
Marriage Police Incompetence Mark Laws Armies Human
Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides. Ferdowsi
Met Sides Given Between Armies Waged Were Arrows Blows Fierce Them Descended Showers Many Now Swords Received Two
In the past, war was confined for the most part to men in uniform, but with increased mechanization of armies and the introduction of air forces, there is an increased dependence on the home country, and eight to ten people working at home are now required to keep one man in the fighting line. Frederick Banting
War Home Man People Men Country Past Fighting Increased Air Introduction One-Man Ten Part Most Armies Forces Line Dependence Confined Eight In The Past Uniform Required Working Keep Now
Once the command of the air is obtained by one of the contending armies, the war becomes a conflict between a seeing host and one that is blind. H. G. Wells
War Conflict Air Once Seeing Host Between Obtained Armies Blind Contending Becomes Command
One of the middle ones in the flock, I was born on July 24, 1857, in the small Jutland town of Fredericia. In 1863, my father was transferred to Randers, another Jutland town, where a year later, at the age of six, I experienced the invasion of the allied Prussian and Austrian armies. Henrik Pontoppidan
Age Father Year Later Born Invasion Small Allied Town Armies Another Year Later July Six Middle Where Experienced Transferred Flock
In the case of the armies at Fredericksburg it would have been, to say the least, very hazardous to give counter-attack, the Federal position being about as strong as ours from which we had driven them back. James Longstreet
Strong Back Say Ours Would About Case Give Federal Driven Hazardous Had Armies Least Been Very Being Which Them Position
In my view, targeted lethal force is at its least controversial when it is on its strongest, most traditional legal foundation. The essential mission of the U.S. military is to capture or kill an enemy. Armies have been doing this for thousands of years. As part of a congressionally authorized armed conflict, the foundation is even stronger. Jeh Johnson
Legal Conflict Enemy Stronger Military Thousands Thousands Of Years Strongest Part Armed Mission Most Armies Force Least Doing Traditional Been Years Targeted Authorized Essential Controversial View Even Capture Lethal Foundation
As we've seen, deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense. Countries typically don't want foreign soldiers in their cities and towns. John O. Brennan
Best Seen Our Soldiers Cities Abroad Countries Towns Armies Always Foreign Offense Want Deploying Large
Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies. John R. Allen
Military Weakness New Armies Hallmark Any Formation Really Planning Large
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