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But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time.

— Bulent Ecevit

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Remember, social progress only happens when those in society's privileged classes choose to give up their status.

— Tammy Bruce

It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.

— Eamon de Valera

Meanwhile, our young men and women whose economic circumstances make military service a viable career choice are dying bravely in a war with no end in sight.

— Charles B. Rangel

Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom.

— Zack Wamp

While we are deploying troops in their thousands, we lose the chance to build up their basic skills.

— Des Browne

The military might of a country represents its national strength. Only when it builds up its military might in every way can it develop into a thriving country.

— Kim Jong-un

We don't thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.

— Golda Meir

No matter how small and unimportant what we are doing may seem, if we do it well, it may soon become the step that will lead us to better things.

— Channing Pollock

✗Opposing Perspectives

Progress is only possible if the United States and its allies work together.

— Brent Scowcroft

Training a reliable military force that adheres to Western norms and standards is the work of a generation, not a few months.

— David Ignatius