I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.
Do your damnedest in an ostentatious manner all the time.
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men.
If I do my full duty, the rest will take care of itself.
Discipline must be a habit so ingrained that it is stronger than the excitement of battle.
The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the men in your command second; and the officer s own ease, comfort, and safety last.
My men don't surrender. I don't want to hear of any soldier under my command being captured unless he has been hit. Even if you are hit, you can still fight back.
Staff officers of inharmonious disposition, irrespective of their ability, must be removed. A staff cannot function unless it is a united family.
Success demands a high level of logistical and organizational competence.
In war nothing is impossible, provided you use audacity.
My men don't dig foxholes. I don't want them to. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving. And don't give the enemy time to dig one either.
It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading.
A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost.
I never take counsel of my fears.
The god of war hates those who hesitate.
Officers must be made to care for their men. That is the sole duty of all officers.
A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood.
All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.
Sure, we want to go home. We want this war over with. The quickest way to get it over with is to go get the bastards who started it.
All of the real heroes are not storybook combat fighters either. Every single man in this Army plays a vital role. Don t ever let up. Don t ever think that your job is unimportant. Every man has a job to do and he must do it. Every man is a vital link in the great chain.
I don’t fear failure. I only fear the slowing up of the engine inside of me which is saying, ‘Keep going, someone must be on top, why not you?
We must guard against becoming so engrossed in the specific nature of the roots and bark of the trees of knowledge as to miss the meaning and grandeur of the forest they compose.
So as through a glass and darkly The age long strife I see Where I fought in many guises, Many names - but always me.
There is only one sort of discipline, perfect discipline.
Why is it that all battles are fought in the middle of the night, in downpouring rain, and at the corners of four different maps?
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