Military
- William Butler (colonel) (died 1789), American Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania, one of five Butler brothers in the war
- William Butler (1759–1821), American Revolutionary War soldier, 1790s militia general, U.S. Representative from South Carolina
- William Butler (militiaman) (died 1818), U.S. militia captain killed in the Creek War, namesake of Butler County, Alabama
- William Orlando Butler (1791–1880), U.S. soldier in the War of 1812 and Mexican-American War, 1848 Democratic vice-presidential candidate
- Sir William Francis Butler (1838–1910), 19th century British Army lieutenant general and adventurer
- William Boynton Butler (1894–1972), British Army soldier awarded a Victoria Cross
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“My faith is the grand drama of my life. I’m a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. I give bird songs to those who dwell in cities and have never heard them, make rhythms for those who know only military marches or jazz, and paint colours for those who see none.”
—Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
“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)
“We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)