Army Quotes - Page 7

• I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.

  Robert E. Lee

  War, Aggravation, Able

  Remark to his son, G. W. Custis Lee, in March 1865. South Atlantic Quarterly, July 1927.

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• The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.

  Andy Rooney

  Hate, Men, Differences

  Andrew A. Rooney (2010). “Andy Rooney: 60 Years of Wisdom and Wit”, p.89, PublicAffairs

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• Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats.

  Josephus Daniels

  Military, Mistake, Men

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• 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.

  Daniel Defoe

  Leadership, Sheep, Atheism

  Daniel Defoe (1724). “Novels and miscellaneous works: With prefaces and notes, including those attributed to Sir Walter Scott”, p.382

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• Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of noble heroes - is our Army of the Dead.

  Will Carleton

  Country, Hero, Noble

  Will Carleton (2001). “Farm Ballads”, p.89, Applewood Books

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• I felt then, as I feel now, that the politicians who took us to war should have been given the guns and told to settle their differences themselves, instead of organizing nothing better than legalized mass murder.

  Harry Patch

  Military, War, Gun

  "Land of conflict" by Ian Pindar, Aimee Shalan, John Dugdale, www.theguardian.com. June 13, 2008.

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• Throughout my professional life, I have looked upon the Corps as a most valuable part of our naval organization, and this opinion has only been the more confirmed by every year's additional experience in active service.

  Samuel Francis Du Pont

  Life, Military, Marine

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• It is imperative to contest all factions for complete victory, so the army is not garrisoned and the profit can be total. This is the law of strategic siege.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Law, Victory

  Sun Tzu (2005). “The Art of War”, p.75, Shambhala Publications

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• I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

  Colin Powell

  School, College, Harlem

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• Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Secret, Agents

  "The Art of War" by Sun Tzu, translated by Chow-Hou Wee, (Chapter XIII), 2003.

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• 'Tis the soldier's life to have their balmy slumbers waked with strife.

  William Shakespeare

  Soldier, Navy, Slumber

  William Shakespeare (2016). “Othello: Revised Edition”, p.201, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.

  Sun Tzu

  Wise, Wisdom, War

  Sun Tzu (2010). “The Art of War”, p.47, Cosimo, Inc.

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• The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.

  Mark Udall

  Moving, Marine, Aggravation

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• The East India Company's domination of the Indian economy was based on its private army.

  Robert Trout

  Easter, India, Economy

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• I thought to myself, "Join the army!" It's free. So I figured while I'm here I'll lose a few pounds.

  John Candy

  Stripes, Pounds, Loses

  "Fictional character: Dewey Oxburger (Ox)". "Stripes", www.imdb.com. June 26, 1981.

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• Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

  Edward Everett

  Education, Freedom, War

  "The Common School Journal and Educational Reformer" edited by William B. Fowle, 1852.

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• We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Inspirational, Money, Peace

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• Philosophers are people who do violence, but have no army at their disposal, and so subjugate the world by locking it into a system.

  Robert Musil

  People, World, Violence

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• Always do everything you ask of those you command.

  George S. Patton

  Military Leadership, Military Command, Military General

  "I Remember General Patton's Principles". Book by Porter B. Williamson, p. 174, 1984.

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• If you're so smart, let's see you get out of the Army.

  Casey Stengel

  Sports, Smart, Ifs

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• But the Air Force was sort of a bastard child of the Army, much like the Marines with the Navy. Everything had to be done over by the Army after it had already been done by the Air Corps, a mess.

  Stuart Symington

  Children, Marine, Air

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• My other brother-in-law died. He was a karate expert, then joined the army. The first time he saluted, he killed himself.

  Henny Youngman

  Funny, Family, Time

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• One who sets the entire army in motion to chase an advantage will not attain it.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Advantage

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• There will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued.

  Sam Manekshaw

  Badass, Military, Order

  "Sam Manekshaw, soldier, died on June 27th, aged 94", www.economist.com. July 3, 2008.

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• Soldiers expect the noncommissioned officer to be technically proficient, up front, and honest with them. Soldiers must know that NCOs care, that they can approach the NCO for guidance and direction, and that NCOs can make things happen when a difficult situation arises.

  Glen E. Morrell

  Difficult Situations, Ncos, Soldier

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