Military Quotes

"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?" "Ideas are not susceptible to the force of bayonets " "May God have mercy upon my enemies because I won't" "The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his" "Wars may be fought with weapons but they are won by men" "The best defense is a good offense" "Join the Army, meet interesting people - then kill them." "Do everything you ask of those you command " "War is the supreme test of man in which he rises to heights never approached in any other activity " "A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood" "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf"