Quotes About Military Draft

#1. I had a very strong feeling about the Vietnam War, and I had a strong feeling about participating in it. The military draft was in place, I was summoned for a physical exam, and I was either going to be classified as fit for military service or make my objection to it. So I made my objection to it.

Harrison Ford

#2. Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without worry over who fights them. I sincerely believe that reinstating the draft would compel the American public to have a stake in the wars we fight as a nation.

Charles B. Rangel

#3. Since January 2003, at the height of the debate on the possible unilateral strike against Iraq, I have advocated for a reinstatement of the military draft to ensure a more equitable representation of people making sacrifices in wars in which the United States is engaged.

Charles B. Rangel

#4. Here's the thing," Amos said. "If you did go in there, you might feel like you had to do something. And then I might feel like I had to do something. And then we'd all be doing things, and we'd all wind up having a worse day, just in general.

James S.A. Corey

#5. I don't remember what it means to breathe. I never, ever knew what it meant to feel.

Tahereh Mafi

#6. A little foolishness, enough 2 enjoy life, & a little wisdom to avoid the errors, that will do

Osho

#7. They do everything in their power to make fortune favor them in this life, but nevertheless they think so little of it, in relation to eternity, that they view the events of the world as we do those of a play.

Rene Descartes

#8. I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective.

Jesse Ventura

#9. Whatever happened to "Ia, Ia, Cthulu fthtagn"? ... No one has a sense of style anymore
-Harry Dresden

Jim Butcher

#10. The subconscious is ahead of the conscious, and we never know what really drives us.

Robert H. Schuller

#11. [On Ezra Pound:] A village explainer, excellent if you were a village, but if you were not, not.

Gertrude Stein

#12. What the Eyes See our soul Will Feel iT.

Jan Jansen

#13. Writing a first-draft battle scene is akin to real combat - chaos, confusion, and you must keep your cool as you fire word bullets downrange.

Don Roff

#14. With no draft, the only people who went to war were those who wanted to, or at least those who wanted to join the military.

Tim O'Brien