Russian Military Quotes

• To say that you now trust the Russian military command and control system because some Russian general told you from the bottom of his heart that's the case, strikes me as most unrealistic.

  William Eldridge Odom

  Trust, Military, Heart

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• Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

  Patrick Henry

  Death, Sweet, Freedom

  Speech in Virginia Convention, Richmond, Va., 23 Mar. 1775.

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• These missiles [Cruise and Pershing II] represent a new generation of missiles whose deployment will help give NATO first-strike capability. With this first-strike strategy, the West believes it could attack Russian military installations with such effectiveness that serious retaliation would be impossible.

  Petra Kelly

  Peace, Military, War

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• It should not be hard to say that Vladimir Putin's military has conducted war crimes in Aleppo because it is never acceptable for military to specifically target civilians, which is what's happened there, through the Russian military.

  Marco Rubio

  Military, War, Target

  Source: www.businessinsider.com

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• I've decided that the political context is such that the only way reform will finally come about in the Russian military is that the deterioration goes beyond the point to which these old generals can stand up there and resist it.

  William Eldridge Odom

  Military, Aggravation, Political

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• U.S. analysts estimate that Russian military expenditures have tripled during the Bush-Putin years, in large measure a predicted reaction to the Bush administration's militancy and aggressiveness.

  Noam Chomsky

  Military, Years, Administration

  Noam Chomsky (2007). “Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance”, p.242, Macmillan

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• The probability of a fatal nuclear detonation is greater now than at any time during the Cold War. As the Russian military deteriorates, and as rogue governments and terrorists seek to acquire nuclear capabilities, the threat continues to grow.

  Alan Cranston

  Military, War, Government

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• I think that our American people will welcome a Russian military force for peace-keeping purposes.

  Sam Nunn

  Military, Thinking, People

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