Armed Forces Quotes

“Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted.”
― Muhammad Ali Jinnah

“War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“I will love to be called a foolish man of peace, than to be named a wise man of war. Show me your weapons of war and I will show you my Bible of peace!”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“Domination is a relationship, not a condition; it depends on the participation of both parties. Hierarchical power is not just the gun in the policeman's hand; it is just as much the obedience of the ones who act as if it is always pointed at them. It is not just the government and the executives and the armed forces; it extends through society from top to bottom, an interlocking web of control and compliance. Sometimes all it takes to be complicit in the oppression of millions is to die of natural causes.”
― CrimethInc., Contradictionary

“Surrender is no guarantee that an armed police officer will not shoot you.”
― Steven Magee

“Civilians enjoy their time because soldiers sacrifice their time.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Those who do not appreciate the soldiers should try to live without the soldiers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for Society

“The purpose of law is to punish inhumanity, whereas the purpose of armed forces is to prevent inhumanity”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for Society

“Beware of the armed and dangerous police blue brotherhood.”
― Steven Magee

“We are not strangers
On Memorial Day
But rather
Keepers of memory
In a Peace Lily Garden”
― Nanette L. Avery

“Most people today couldn't tell a bombardier from a brigadier" - said during a lecture in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund in 2009”
― Richard Holmes, Soldiers: A History Of Men In Battle

“No matter which side of the border wins in the battlefield, precious lives are always lost in the process. And no amount of victory can bring those lives back – no amount of victory can wipe away the tears of a mother, a father or a spouse. What's the point of such victory that brings only destruction!”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Humans Unite: Making A World Without Borders

“Whenever external or internal Armed Forces and their pawns in whatever way, unconstitutionally occupy the democratic system, free media, rights of people, and never give up in front of the law and the power of the pen. For this purpose, other forces teach them how to respect their oath and constitution; history describes and verifies that.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Even soldiers get tired of killing.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“A libertarian armed force will need to be created to fight the revolution and preserve its victories. Yet to be successful this force will require a certain degree of coordination and even levels of centralization and command. The danger here is that this force too could become an institution above society. In these conditions we advocate only as much centralization and discipline as is temporarily necessary to win the revolution and beat back any counter-revolution with as much internal democracy as is possible. How to strike this balance may not be obvious; it will be a matter of political debate and decision by the people.”
― Roy San Filippo, A New World In Our Hearts: 8 Years of Writings from the Love and Rage Revolutionary Anarchist Federation

“No individual, whatever his inherent intellectual ability and qualities of character and leadership, could perform the functions (managment of violence) efficiently without considerable training and experience”
― Samuel P. Huntington. Huntington

“So, tell me, have you ever paused for a moment to contemplate the amount of blood spilt, the volume of tears shed, and the degree of pain endured by soldiers and their families?”
― Qamar Rafiq

“Generation Z wants their calling to be unique to them. Stanford Researcher Roberta Katz analyzed millions of snippets of Gen Z online speech in a project called iGen Corpus. One of her main discoveries is that Gen Z emphasizes finding unique identities.”
― Matthew Weiss, We Don't Want YOU, Uncle Sam: Examining the Military Recruiting Crisis with Generation Z

“The Armed Forces do not like political conversation; they like the sound of the gun.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“Peace, A Crime Against State
(The Sonnet)

There's no difference between
a soldier and a contract killer.
Hitmen are paid to kill individuals,
Soldiers are paid to kill in bulk.

Righteous soldiers don't exist,
they only exist in fairytale movies.
No academy trains youngsters for peace,
they manufacture state-abiding terrorists.

If any soldier ever wakes up to peace,
they're instantly discharged without honor.
Thinking soldiers are no use to state,
States only want brainless suicide bombers.

Enemy of war is enemy of the state,
Making of peace is crime against state.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“Soldiers are just government approved terrorists.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets

“Ban bombs, not books.”
― Abhijit Naskar, World War Human: 100 New Earthling Sonnets