Allies Quotes - Page 34

• The strongest army in the world [the French] facing no more than twenty-six [German] divisions, sitting still and sheltering behind steel and concrete while a quixotically valiant ally was being exterminated!

  J. F. C. Fuller

  Military, Army, Sitting Still

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• Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops.

  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

  Troops, Protection, Defence

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The United States, for a French citizen, is a friend, an ally, to whom we owe, along with most Europeans, our freedom.

  Jean-Pierre Raffarin

  United States, Citizens, States

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• Indeed, Russia and the U.S. were allies during the two tragic conflicts of the Second and the First World Wars, which allows us to think there's something objectively bringing us together in difficult times, and I think - I believe - it has to do with geopolitical interests and also has a moral component.

  Vladimir Putin

  War, Believe, Thinking

  "Putin Q&A". "TIME" Interview, content.time.com. 2007.

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• Australian troops had, at Milne Bay, inflicted on the Japanese their first undoubted defeat on land. Some of us may forget that, of all the allies, it was the Australians who first broke the invincibility of the Japanese army.

  William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

  Military, Army, Land

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• Man, the creature who knows he must die, who has dreams larger than his destiny, who is forever working a confidence trick on himself, needs an ally. Mine has been tobacco.

  J. B. Priestley

  Dream, Destiny, Men

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• Ever since I became NATO Secretary General, I have emphasised the need for enhanced political dialogue among the Allies. And I am glad that, over the last few years, we've had more regular, and increasingly constructive, political discussions in NATO on a wider range of issues.

  Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

  Communication, Years, Issues

  Speech at NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Madeira, www.nato.int. May 25, 2007.

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• On dispersive ground, therefore, fight not. On facile ground, halt not. On contentious ground, attack not. On open ground, do not try to block the enemy's way. On the ground of intersecting highways, join hands with your allies. On serious ground, gather in plunder. In difficult ground, keep steadily on the march. On hemmed-in ground, resort to stratagem. On desperate ground, fight.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, Block, Military

  Sun Tzu (2012). “The Art of War (The Classic Lionel Giles Translation)”, p.29, e-artnow

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• As president, I will stand up to the great human rights tests of our time - in China, Russia, and the Middle East. We must send a signal to our allies and adversaries that America is back in the leadership business.

  Carly Fiorina

  Russia, Rights, America

  "Carly Fiorina Answers 12 Christian Post Questions for Every Presidential Candidate". Interview with Napp Nazworth, www.christianpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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• I'm not trying to ally myself with the rock stars of the universe.

  Sylvie Simmons

  Stars, Rocks, Trying

  Source: thequietus.com

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• The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

  Anders Fogh Rasmussen

  Mean, Russia, Mass Destruction

  "The case for western missile defence" by Anders Fogh Rasmussen, www.theguardian.com. March 31, 2010.

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• A woman watches her body uneasily, as though it were an unreliable ally in the battle for love.

  Leonard Cohen

  Love, Battle, Watches

  Leonard Cohen (2011). “The Favourite Game”, p.156, Emblem Editions

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