Military Quotes - Page 26

It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.

The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable.

Up! Children of Zulu, your day has come. Up! and destroy them all!

In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it!

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get.

Information on UFOs, including sighting reports, has been and is still being officially withheld.

I definitely have a strong sense of my Jewish and Israeli identity. I did my two year military service, I was brought up in a very Jewish, Israeli family environment, so of course my heritage is very important to me. I want people to have a good impression of Israel. I don't feel like I'm an ambassador for my country, but I do talk about Israel a lot - I enjoy telling people about where I come from and my religion.

In the military we are always looking for ways to leverage up our forces. Having greater communications and command and control over your forces than your enemy has over his is a force multiplier. Having greater logistics capability than the enemy is a force multiplier. Having better-trained commanders is a force multiplier. Perpetual optimism, believing in yourself, believing in your purpose, believing you will prevail, and demonstrating passion and confidence is a force multiplier. If you believe and have prepared your followers, the followers will believe.

In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.

The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.

Militarily, we succeeded in Vietnam. We won every engagement we were involved in out there.

So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.

Democracy and dependence on the military and police are incompatible.

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

Offense is the essence of air power.

Perpetual peace is a futile dream.

Victory breeds hatred; the defeated live in pain. The peaceful live happily, giving up victory and defeat.

I thought what the military was doing was unconstitutional.

The mail service has been excellent out here, and in my opinion this is all that the Air Force has accomplished during the war.

As Iraq erupts in civil war and America again contemplates intervention, that unfinished business should give new urgency to the question of how the United States military controlled the media coverage of its long involvement there and in Afghanistan.

Win with ability, not with numbers.

I believe German soldiers are good and decent, and if they did anything wrong it was because of military necessity.

In all their wars against the French they [the Americans] never showed such conduct, attention and perseverance as they do now.

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.

Men are strong so long as they represent a strong idea they become powerless when they oppose it.