Civilians – Quotes

There is one unalterable

There is one unalterable difference between a soldier and a civilian: the civilian never does more than he is paid to do. Erwin Rommel

All I hope is

All I hope is that the American coalition is doing its best to prevent civilian casualties and the killing of innocent people. Elie Wiesel

The United States that has been involved first in the Gulf War and then in the tremendously damaging sanctions against Iraqi civilians. The United States that is the supporter of Israel against the Palestinians. Edward Said

In the Islamic world,

In the Islamic world, the U.S. is seen in two quite different ways. One view recognizes what an extraordinary country the U.S. is.The other view is of the official United States, the United States of armies and interventions. The United States that in 1953 overthrew the nationalist government of Mossadegh in Iran and brought back … Read more

If Saddam\\’s regime and

If Saddam’s regime and survival are threatened [by invasion], he will have nothing to lose, and may use everything at his disposal… If weapons of mass destruction land on Israeli soil, killing innocent civilians, the experts I have consulted believe Israel will retaliate, and possibly with nuclear weapons… Nor can we rule out the possibility … Read more

It appears that legal

It appears that legal positions that you have supported have been used by the administration, the military, and the CIA to justify torture and Geneva Convention violations by military and civilian personnel. Edward Kennedy

Yet the civilians have

Yet the civilians have always respected the natural right of a citizen to dispose of his life . . . Edward Gibbon

I propose to create

I propose to create a Civilian Conservation Corps to be used in simple work…More important, however, than the material gains will be the moral and spiritual value of such work. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Islamic method of

The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed civilians in Dresden and Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets. Feisal Abdul Rauf

What\’s brilliant about the

What’s brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank. Feisal Abdul Rauf