If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you read more

If there is not the war, you don't get the great general; if there is not a great occasion, you don't get a great statesman; if Lincoln had lived in a time of peace, no one would have known his name.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.

A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

Aye. Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live. At least awhile... And dying in your beds, many years read more

Aye. Fight and you may die. Run, and you'll live. At least awhile... And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance -- just one chance -- to come back here and tell our enemies that they make take our lives, but they'll never take our freedom!!

Stay alert, stay alive.

Stay alert, stay alive.

When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; read more

When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively, and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a manuever, the blow with an agreement.

The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.

The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his.