Military Expense Quotes

War is never cheap or easy.

The public was entirely free of the great danger and expense of a standing army.

Being a great power is very expensive.

Raw in the fields the rude militia swarms, Mouth without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence.

We talk of globalization, and how much money is needed for the education of children in the world, their liberation and rehabilitation just $9 billion which is four days of military expense. Just four days. Nine billion dollars is nothing. But what Americans spent on ice cream just 20 percent of this. One fifth of what you spend on ice creams could bring the children out of the clutches of their masters and put them to school.

It costs us $1 million for every troop[soldier] in Afghanistan.

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

The reality is no one knows how much it will cost us to wage war with Iraq.

Suppose, Sir, the Soldiers of our Army were all such as had served a Campaign or two against a publick Enemy; is it from hence to be inferred, that they must for ever after live idly, and be maintained at the Expense of their Country

I am convinced our System of temporary enlistments has prolonged the War and encouraged the enemy to persevere. Baffled while we had an Army in the field, they have been constantly looking forward to the period of its reduction, as the period to our opposition, and the season of their successes. They have flattered themselves with more than the event has justified; for they believed when one Army expired, we should not be able to raise another: undeceived however in this expectation by experience, they still remained convinced, and to me evidently on good grounds, that we must ultimately sink under a system which increases our expense beyond calculation, enfeebles all our measures, affords the most inviting opportunities to the enemy, and wearies and disgusts the people.]

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

It's expensive to police the world.

England would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant irritation.

The Pacific no longer represents menacing avenues of approach for a prospective invader. It assumes, instead, the friendly aspect of a peaceful lake. Our line of defense is a natural one and can be maintained with a minimum of military effort and expense.

While our superpower military is stunningly effective, it is also stunningly expensive.

It would be too great an effort and expense to send troops to Barbary. It is both easier and cheaper to pay tribute to the savages, even if it should be necessary to double or triple our tribute payments.