Military Quotes

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Paper-work will ruin any military force.
Lieutenant-General Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational art, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that he's a great military man-I want you to know that.
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf

Never in the face of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.
Winston Churchill

There is at least one thing worse than fighting with allies - And that is to fight without them.
Winston Churchill

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon
Napoleon, 15 July 1815. To the captain of HMS Bellerophon.

Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.
Napoleon

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.
Otto Von Bismarck

Wherever the enemy goes, let our troops go also.
General Ulysses S. Grant

All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far away, we must make him believe we are near. Hold out baits to entice the enemy. Feign disorder, and crush him.
Sun Tzu, the Art of War

The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.
Thucydides, "History of The Peloponnesian War", book 2

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