Military Sayings 🎖️👮🏼‍♂️ in 2025

It would be a joke if the conduct of the victor had to be justified to the vanquished.

The military don’t start wars. Politicians start wars

It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.

We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have ‘guardians at the gate

True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job.

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.

If you can’t experience the humanity of people who don’t look like you, you’re not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace

In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable

The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country

Sometimes you have to pick the gun up to put the Gun down

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.

In war there is no substitute for victory.

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.

The veterans of our military services have put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms that we enjoy. They have dedicated their lives to their country and deserve to be recognized for their commitment.

The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength — and strength alone.

Those who give up essential liberties for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Two out of every three professional officers considered that wars were made for armies and not armies for wars.

A person cannot be a Marine without honor.