"I prefer fifty thousand rifles to fifty thousand votes."
-Benito Mussolini
"Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained."
-the Duke of Wellington
"It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."
-Julius Ceasar
"I want you to remember that no *bleep* ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb *bleep* die for his country."
-Gen. George S. Patton
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun"
-Mao Zedong
"In war, you win or lose, live or die - and the difference is an eyelash."
-Gen. Douglas MacArthur
"Do not forget your big guns, the most respected arguments of the right of kings."
-Frederick the Great
"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."
-Herman Goering
"They are in front of us, behind us, and we are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us 29 to 1. They can't get away from us now!"
-Gen. Chesty Puller
3 comments:
Patton's, is one of my favorite qoutes, besides the language of course.
That Patton quote is one of my favorite military quotes. It is sooo true!
Thanks for the comments guys!
My favorite is the one at the end by Gen. Puller. He was quite the interesting character. The most decorated Marine is history even!
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