Prince Andrew Quotes

Men go to war for fear, honor or interest.

If you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.

As far as this citizen is concerned, the decision to commit men and women, who are also sons and daughters, to combat is an extraordinarily important one, and not to be done to just feel good; to be done to absolutely accomplish a mission.

Our young people have come to look upon war as a kind of beneficent deity, which not only adds to the national honor but uplifts a nation and develops patriotism and courage.

That is why every military officer fights - so that there may be peace.

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command.

Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as a politician said the electorate does, the right thing from the wrong motive.

Churchill knew the importance of peace, and he also knew the price of it. Churchill finally got his voice, of course. He stressed strategy, but it was his voice that armed England at last with the old-fashioned moral concepts of honor and duty, justice and mercy.

The last thing I wanted to do was to be a wartime President.

As the daughter of a 25-year veteran of the armed forces, I am incredibly thankful for the sacrifices our women and men have made in Iraq, and continue to make in Afghanistan.

A man will go to war, fight and die for his country. But he won't get a bikini wax.

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.

It's one thing to say you're for the war; it's another thing to send your kid to war - your daughter or your son.

My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life.

We've got to protect our young men and women and we've got to win that, whatever the cost.

Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilised folk to despise war.

1 month ago the American people stopped to remember the third anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. We thought first and foremost of the selflessness, patriotism and heroism by our troops, our National Guard and Reserves.

My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War.

In my grandfather's day, there was a different perspective on war and men that went into war; it was such a patriotic act to fight for your country in the Forties.

Soldiers are citizens of death's grey land, drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows.

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.

Dad entered the Second World War like any other man, trying to do the right thing.

I grew up with a deep belief that wherever our troops fought, they were on the side of the angels.

This conflict is one thing I've been waiting for. I'm well and strong and young - young enough to go to the front. If I can't be a soldier, I'll help soldiers.