War Fighting Quotes

The biggest problem was the politicians knew nothing about fighting a war.

’Tis time we should get rid of an error which the experience of all mankind has exploded, and which our own experience had dearly taught us to reject. We have frequently heard the behavior of the Militia extolled ... by visionary Men whose credulity easily swallowed every vague story in support of a favorite Hypothesis. America has been almost amused out of her liberties. I solemnly declare I never was witness to a single instance that can countenance an opinion of Militia or raw troops being fit for the real business of fighting.

Some of the American military obviously were thinking in terms of fighting a nuclear war. I was opposed to that.

The purpose of our military is to field the finest troops possible to defend our nation and win wars.

Armaments; extremely useful for fighting wars, a deadweight in any civil economy.

For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent war, and in thinking about how to fight, survive, and terminate a war, should it occur.

I'm a professor of national security studies, and I know a lot more about fighting than Rumsfeld does.

One is to ensure that the war fighters and the intelligence analysts get the information that they need when they need it, in a format that's useful to them.

History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this.

First, separate ground, sea and air warfare is gone forever. If ever again we should be involved in war, we will fight it in all elements, with all services, as one single concentrated effort.

All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting team.

With 300 Marines, you could probably take over Iraq if you wanted to and get rid of ISIS completely. Make no mistake about it, Marines are war fighters. I mean they are really good at what they do. The only time they are not good at what they do is when someone puts the shackles on them.

Aviation constituted a new and possibly decisive element in preventing or fighting a war, and I was in a unique position to observe European aviation - especially in its military aspects.

Fighting for men back then, I think, was just more a way of life, especially if you were a soldier obviously.

World War II proved a hypothesis that Alexis de Tocqueville advanced a century before: the war-fighting potential of a democracy is at its greatest when war is most intense; at its weakest when war is most limited. This is a lesson with enduring relevance to our own times - and our own wars.

You know, the commander-in-chief's first responsibility is look out for those in uniform who fight the wars.

War's not black and white; it's gray. If you don't fight in the gray area, you're going to lose.