Famous Quotes & Sayings

The Black Panther Party armed themselves. They didn't back down from that.

Carlos Rivera

There was an organized plan on the part of the armed forces ... to target these individuals as terrorist suspects solely because of their connection to the university.

I want to make sure if our armed forces are going to play a greater role in the world than previously that we give them the welfare, the numbers and the equipment that they need.

Not only do these few threaten the integrity of our armed forces, we simply cannot protect the American people if those sworn to protect us join and conspire with our enemies.

I told them he was armed and dangerous, he didn't care.

Pat Roberts

I'm a former Marine, ... I serve on the Armed Services Committee. No bill that I have seen, even the one that I introduced that went even farther than this, had anything to do with doing any harm to tactical intelligence in regards to that war fighter in the field.

In either case I have to point out my opposition to Guatemala participating in armed operations in any part of the planet. We can't tolerate that they declare them martyrs and heroes and let that be enough to prevent an investigation into the matter.

This is the only courthouse in the state of Florida where judges and court personnel are not escorted by armed bailiffs.

Arthur Rimbaud

In the dawn, armed with a burning patience, we shall enter the splendid Cities.

In our management plan we have the canoe, and support boats, and each support boat will be armed with harpoons and the rifle to dispatch the whale most efficiently.

Iranian levers of influence include a broad network of informants, military and logistical support of armed groups, and social welfare campaigns.

I am more the patriot today as I march in protest and dissent than when I wore the uniform of a United States Marine. Nor am I less the warrior, armed with a bullhorn rather than an automatic weapon.

If he had gone to the board, they could have decided to continue his probation or reinstate the remaining two years on his original sentence for armed robbery.

I don't want to go in armed with a bunch of tunes -- I want to go in barefoot and unprepared. It's an ongoing relationship. We like the way he works, and he likes the way we work together, so I don't think it's even a question.

However, real unification of the armed forces is a prerequisite for elections that are free of human rights abuses, and for the success of future peace-building in the country,

Canada Customs have guidelines that make it optional whether or not someone considered violent, armed and dangerous, or as having terrorist ties, will be recorded as such in the Customs lookout database. More often than not, those guidelines are used in a way that prevents Customs Officers from knowing they're dealing with someone dangerous, which unjustly places them at risk of grievous bodily harm and death.

Jimmy Carter

If there is (Iraqi) compliance, as judged by the U.N. Security Council, then I see no reason for armed conflict.

If the plan were simply to carry cots, to deliver supplies, to rescue people, we would be talking about a plan that included, as a feature, no armored vehicles and no armed soldiers, ... I haven't heard a peep about that from the Pentagon.

Helen Clark

I know Indonesia. I know what they want. The people as well as the armed forces are behind me,

How does someone who is not a member of the armed forces of a nation state become an armed combatant?

Javier Solana

It will mean a better deal for European taxpayers, and for their armed forces. And it is a vital step for ensuring that our defense industries remain globally competitive.

They began to authorize procedures in the armed forces that led to, in my view, what we've seen.

The U.S. Armed Forces are the best trained, best equipped fighting forces in the world.

It may not be possible to conduct these kinds of highly charged cases in what is a very fragile and unstable environment where there is still armed conflict,

It's great for our community and for the men and women in our armed services.

Richard Boucher

It's long been our position that cooperation between members of the Colombian armed forces and the paramilitary groups is unacceptable, and we welcome this decision by the courts,

Jay Wright

There was a lot of security for our team, and the teams from Great Britain and Israel, ... We had armed security guards and soldiers with machine guns with us at all times. That was a wakeup call.

At least Jacob is prepared and armed and surrounded by guys who are there to protect him. Which a lot more than we are just walking down the street.

I therefore call upon all of you, the people, the armed forces, police and public service to remain calm and vigilant in the face of this deliberate attempt of endangering the peace process which we will overcome together.

I'm saying that more than a hundred weapons out of the supposed number of 250 are not under the control of the armed forces of Russia.

The first of the armed reconnaissance helicopters are scheduled to enter service by the end of 2004,

Tom Reilly

The computer networks that were attacked here provide important services to our government and our Armed Forces; they are not playgrounds for teenagers to explore,

Tom Kennedy

The head of the British armed forces certainly acknowledges that it's a possibility. If they were going he'd like to go as well, so it's certainly a possibility.