Quotes for All
I definitely have a strong sense of my Jewish and Israeli identity. I did my two year military service, I was brought up in a very Jewish, Israeli family environment, so of course my heritage is very important to me. I want people to have a good impression of Israel. I don’t feel like I’m … Read more
The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests. Gail Sheehy
Women are needed in the military because there aren’t enough soldiers, and we’re seeing more women serve. Gail Collins
…you have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one’s verbal concatenation! Gail Carriger
Many in the American military have learned the fundamental dilemma of modern warfare: More money and better weapons don’t mean that you win. Gabriel Kolko
The fundamental assumption that the United States retains the right and obligation to intervene in the Third World in any way it ultimately deems necessary, including military, remains an article of faith among the people who guide both political parties. Gabriel Kolko
All the forms of civil polity have been tried by mankind, except one, and that seems to have been reserved in Providence to be realized in America. Most of the states, of all ages …have been founded in rapacity, usurpation, and injustice; so that in the contests recorded in history …the military history of all … Read more
If you look at how the federal government spends our money, it’s an insurance conglomerate protected by a large, standing army. Ezra Klein
I have no regrets – in fact, I am pleased to have expelled the US ambassador, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and to have closed the US military base in Bolivia. Now, without a US ambassador, there is less conspiracy, and more political stability and social stability. Without the International Monetary Fund, we are better … Read more
In Latin America, in the past, it was almost impossible to guarantee democracy. There were military dictatorships, and nowadays there are not so many military dictatorships. Although we have a dictator in Honduras, as a result of a coup, now as a president, he is almost the only one I would say. But again led … Read more