Civilians Quotes - Page 7

• The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed civilians in Dresden and Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets.

  Feisal Abdul Rauf

  Christian, Military, War

  "West must act to end jihad: Imam" by Frank Walker, www.smh.com.au. March 21, 2004.

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• When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Cutting, Layers, Staff

  Donald Rumsfeld (2001). “Public Statements of Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, 2001”

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• Yes, war is hell. It is awful. It involves human beings killing other human beings, sometimes innocent civilians. That is why we despise war.

  John O. Brennan

  War, Killing Others, Awful

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• The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Country, Exercise, Tasks

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• Military strength in reserve is better than military strength being reigned upon the other side including all of its innocent civilians.

  Theodore C. Sorensen

  Military, Sides, Innocent

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• Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the army and draft them for civilian life as needed.

  Bill Vaughan

  Army, Answers, Needed

  Bill Vaughan (1967). “Half the Battle”

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• I don't have to muzzle myself when I'm a civilian. When you're a governor, you kind of have to do it, because you represent the whole state. You have to leave your personal opinions to yourself a lot. I learned that.

  Jesse Ventura

  Personal Opinions, Muzzle, Kind

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• As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.

  Allen West

  Thank You, Veterans Day, Memorial Day

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• Al Qaeda operates by launching surprise attacks on civilian targets with the goal of massive casualties. Our only means for preventing future attacks, which could use WMDs, is by acquiring information that allows for pre-emptive action.

  John Yoo

  Mean, Wmd, Goal

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• We don’t want civilians walking around who know about us. Got it? (Tee) Wow, you’re like a ferocious bunny, aren’t you? (Nathan) Worse. A bunny can be fluffy sometimes. Tee always goes for the throat. Trust me. I’m her partner and she’s shot me three times now. (Joe)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Three, Bunnies, Want

  Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love (2011). “Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love - A B.A.D. Collection: Phantom in the Night, Whispered Lies, Silent Truth and an excerpt from Alterant”, p.344, Simon and Schuster

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• Military guys are rarely as smart as they think they are, and they've never gotten over the fact that civilians run the military.

  Maureen Dowd

  Running, Smart, Military

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• I just felt from personal observation that there is nothing more dislocated or alienated than a lifelong military person trying to cope in civilian life. It's like two completely separate planets.

  Lee Child

  Military, Two, Trying

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• The authority of the civil defense ... issued a warning to the civilian population not to pick up any of those pencils because they are booby traps.

  Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

  Funny, Military, Baghdad

  "Iraqi official: U.S. lying about progress". www.cnn.com. April 2, 2003.

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• These mercenaries and hirelings kidnapped civilians in the Al-Faw Peninsula so that they might claim that they captured Iraqi soldiers.

  Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

  Funny, Military, Soldier

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• There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier's sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb.

  Philip Caputo

  Attitude, Military, War

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• There are far more statues of soldiers out there than there are of civilians.

  George Armstrong Custer

  War, Soldier, Conflict

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• By calling attention to 'a well regulated militia,' 'the security of the nation,' and the right of each citizen 'to keep and bear arms,' our founding fathers recognized the essentially civilian nature of our economy... The Second Amendment still remains an important declaration of our basic civilian-military relationships in which every citizen must be ready to participate in the defense of his country. For that reason I believe the Second Amendment will always be important.

  John F. Kennedy

  Country, Father, Military

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• The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by the civilian populace.

  Janet Reno

  Mean, Fighting, Gun

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• To me, the only reason for guns in civilian hands is for sporting purposes.

  Sarah Brady

  Gun, Hands, Purpose

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• You need the will to disarm the civilian population. If we can do it in Somalia, we can do it here.

  Mary McGrory

  Gun, Population, Needs

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• Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and mutual respect between people of different faiths and cultures.

  Kofi Annan

  Law, People, Peaceful

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• At the end of the day...if your army won't fight, it's because they don't trust their incompetent, corrupt generals, they don't trust each other. This is an enduring civil war between the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds. So I don't think we've got any options and we'd be ill-advised to start bombing where we really can't sort out the combatants or understand where the civilian population is.

  Barry McCaffrey

  Military, War, Army

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• Terrorism, to me, is the use of terror for political purpose, and terror is indiscriminate murder of civilians to make a political point.

  Al Franken

  Political, Purpose, Use

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• Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.

  Muhammad Ali Jinnah

  Issues, People, Tasks

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• When we helped prevent the massacre of civilians trapped on a distant mountain, here's what one of them said: "We owe our American friends our lives. Our children will always remember that there was someone who felt our struggle and made a long journey to protect innocent people." That is the difference we make in the world.

  Barack Obama

  Children, Struggle, Safe Haven

  President Obama's Speech on Combating ISIS and Terrorism, www.cnn.com. September 10, 2014.

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