Most people today couldn't tell a bombardier from a brigadier' - said during a lecture in aid of the Army Benevolent Fund in 2009.

Civilians enjoy their time because soldiers sacrifice their time.

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.

Surrender is no guarantee that an armed police officer will not shoot you.

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.

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.

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!