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Military

«It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions»
Author: Daniel Defoe | About: Military | Keywords: army, Army of, lions
«In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.»
Author: Joseph Grimond | About: Military | Keywords: bygone, commanders, gunfire, intend, troops
«I've always had the idea that we were conducting a military operation. It always seemed to me to be in a state of emergency.»
«Look at an infantryman's eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen»
Author: William Henry | About: Military | Keywords: infantryman, infantrymen
«It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity.»
«I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.»
«It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln (President) | About: Military | Keywords: dare, requires
«If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military»
Author: Harry S Truman (President) | About: Military | Keywords: civilians, The Military
«In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.»
«If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.»

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