#wars

Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there. ↗

— George Orwell

#battles #been #lost #opening #probably

They say military have the so-called 'secret intelligence' - this amount of intelligence must be very secret, since I've never seen any intelligent military person, nor I have seen any sense in the bloody stupid wars. ↗

— Ozzy Osbourne

#any #bloody #i #intelligence #intelligent

Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#army #because #believe #family #guard

Three thousand people died at ground zero. Their families are entitled to a little bit of respect, to respect the memory of those poor people that died there. And how about the families of all those soldiers that died in the two ensuing wars? Aren't they entitled to a little bit of respect - the kids, the wives, the parents? ↗

— Carl Paladino

#bit #died #entitled #families #ground

American boys should not be seen dying on the nightly news. Wars should be over in three days or less, or before Congress invokes the War Powers Resolution. ↗

— Evan Thomas

#before #congress #days #dying #invokes

I grew up with the religion of 'Star Wars,' frankly. That's when I realized there is something bigger out there... and it's called The Force. ↗

— Trey Parker

#called #force #frankly #grew #i

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. ↗

— George S. Patton

#fought #gains #leads #man #may

Unless everyone grasps the importance of having only two children per couple, wars won't be over just oil anymore, they will be over water and food. ↗

— Alexandra Paul

#children #couple #everyone #food #having

The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy and economic turmoil to our people. ↗

— Ron Paul

#bringing #economic #liberty #no-win #obligations

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#atrocities #crises #cultural #exchanges #humanity