Military
- James King, 1st Lord Eythin (1589–1652), Scottish general in Swedish service and later in the English Civil War
- James King (Royal Navy officer) (1750–1784), British Royal Navy captain who served under James Cook
- James Wilson King (1818–1905), Chief Engineer of the US Navy
- James C. King, former U.S. Army Lt. General and former Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (1998–2001)
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“Who are we? And for what are we going to fight? Are we the titled slaves of George the Third? The military conscripts of Napoleon the Great? Or the frozen peasants of the Russian Czar? No—we are the free born sons of America; the citizens of the only republic now existing in the world; and the only people on earth who possess rights, liberties, and property which they dare call their own.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)
“The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)
“I would sincerely regret, and which never shall happen whilst I am in office, a military guard around the President.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)