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“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.” Mao Zedong, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung
“Adam spent his next five years doing the things an army uses to keep its men from going insane—endless polishing of metal and leather, parade and drill and escort, ceremony of bugle and flag, a ballet of business for men who aren't doing anything.” John Steinbeck, East of Eden
“Tom's army won a great victory, after a long and hard-fought battle. Then the dead were counted, prisoners exchanged, the terms of the next disagreement agreed upon, and the day for the necessary battle appointed; after which the armies fell into...” Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“RIOT, n. A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
“A clever general, therefore, avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“The Switzers are completely armed and quite free.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
“There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must be not attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“But armed neutrality, it now appears, is impracticable.” Woodrow Wilson, We Must Accept War
“That a man can take pleasure in marching in formation to the strains of a band is enough to make me despise him. He has only been given his big brain by mistake; a backbone was all he needed.” Albert Einstein, The world as I see it
“Little has developed in relation to our national defense which needs special attention. Progress is constantly being made in air navigation and requires encouragement and development. Army aviators have made a successful trip around the world,...” Calvin Coolidge, State of the Union Address
“No army had ever fragmented itself like that before, but Ender was not planning to do anything that had been done before, either.” Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game
“The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms; and as there cannot be good laws where the state is not well armed, it follows that where they are well armed they have good laws.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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