Military
- William Johnson (Royal Navy officer) (1784–1851), Scottish Naval Captain
- Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet (1715–1774), Major General in the British forces during the French and Indian War
- William Henry Johnson (1890–1945), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- William Johnson (Medal of Honor) (1855–1903), American recipient of the Medal of Honor
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Famous quotes containing the word military:
“There was somewhat military in his nature, not to be subdued, always manly and able, but rarely tender, as if he did not feel himself except in opposition. He wanted a fallacy to expose, a blunder to pillory, I may say required a little sense of victory, a roll of the drum, to call his powers into full exercise.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Stately as a galleon, I sail across the floor,
Doing the military two-step, as in the days of yore.”
—Joyce Grenfell (1910–1979)
“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)