Military Quotes

"Brevity is the soul of command" "The first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force" "Since it is impossible to eliminate wars the most important thing is to disarm them" "I shall return" "Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be" "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away" "In war there is no substitute for victory" "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable" "You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done" "If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy" "A well regulated Militia composed of the body of the people trained to arms is the proper natural and safe defense of a free State" "I am not opposed to all wars. I’m opposed to dumb wars." "Command is lonely." "The main foundations of every state, new states as well as ancient or composite ones, are good laws and good arms" "Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn’t every war fought between men, between brothers?"