Military
- John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852–1925), British army officer, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I
- John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (1881–1958), British soldier and artist, son of the 1st Earl
- Jack French (John Alexander French, 1914–1942), Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“The military mind is indeed a menace. Old-fashioned futurity that sees only men fighting and dying in smoke and fire; hears nothing more civilized than a cannonade; scents nothing but the stink of battle-wounds and blood.”
—Sean O’Casey (1884–1964)
“In early times every sort of advantage tends to become a military advantage; such is the best way, then, to keep it alive. But the Jewish advantage never did so; beginning in religion, contrary to a thousand analogies, it remained religious. For that we care for them; from that have issued endless consequences.”
—Walter Bagehot (1826–1877)
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.”
—Mary McCarthy (1912–1989)