A Quote by John McCarthy

Slogans rarely convince the unconvinced. However, they do rally the troops already on your side.

John McCarthy

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John McCarthy
American - Politician
July 19, 1857 - March 30, 1943

My passion is to open people's eyes to the sea using the power of photography as a universal language to convince the unconvinced among us that the oceans are fragile and finite.

David Doubilet

I remember laughing when we made those slogans up [about abortion]. . . . We were looking for some sexy, catchy slogans to capture public opinion. They were very cynical slogans then, just as all of these slogans today are very, very cynical.

Bernard Nathanson

The difference between us and the other side is that they use populist and...kind of slogans that are...they fool the people. They are the kind of dishonest and populist slogans that we are not willing to use.

Akbar Ganji

Tough talk often draws headlines, but war rarely conforms to slogans.

Barack Obama

There is a strong tendency in the United States to rally round the flag and their troops, no matter how mistaken the war.

George McGovern

There are certain aspects, and there are - there are 15 attributes of winners and winning slogans. "Which side are you on" sounds divisive, that you're on one side or the other, at a time when we actually want universality. We want unanimity.

Frank Luntz

I applaud President Obamas decision to begin a partial withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan. However, I believe that we must go further and have a full withdrawal of all U.S. combat troops.

Susan Bysiewicz

I have repeatedly said, when asked, that if the stories about me helped inspired our troops and rally a nation, then perhaps there was some good.

Jessica Lynch

John Gummer just did not have the political clout or credibility to rally the troops. I had appointed him as a sort of nightwatchman, but he seemed to have to sleep on the job.

Margaret Thatcher

It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away

Saad Hariri

It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.

Saad Hariri

Our troops are the best in the world. I have absolute confidence in the ability of the troops who are here, or additional troops, to do their part.

Rahm Emanuel

Parallel societies are exactly that: They exist side by side and rarely meet.

Andy Ngo

Jan 1899 You must aim at the Staff College, but for the love of God never become a professional Staff Officer. Never lose touch with the troops. Remember that you serve the troops and it is the troops who matter. They are the folk who win victories, take care of your men and they will never let you down.