"If a man means to kill you, stike first!" ~~ Talmud, Berakhot
"Retreat heralds defeat." ~~ Talmud, Sota
"A hero is only revealed in combat." ~~ Musar Hapilosofim
"Nations…borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education. Probably no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both. " ~~ Abraham Flexner
"Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms. " ~~ Groucho Marx