Military
- John Cunningham (RAF officer) (1917–2002), Group Captain, RAF Night fighter Ace
- John Cunningham (VC 1916) (1897–1941), East Yorkshire Regiment
- John Cunningham (VC 1917) (1890–1917), Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment
- John Cunningham (Royal Navy officer) (1885–1962), RN, First Sea Lord
- John Cunningham, 15th Earl of Glencairn (1749–1796), Scottish nobleman, cavalry officer, and priest
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The schoolmaster is abroad! And I trust to him armed with his primer against the soldier in full military array.”
—Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832)
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)
“Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive factor; it is people, not things, that are decisive. The contest of strength is not only a contest of military and economic power, but also a contest of human power and morale. Military and economic power is necessarily wielded by people.”
—Mao Zedong (1893–1976)