God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance read more

God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation, which besets all of us in battle, shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood, to the glory of my calling, and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces that disciplined valor and mutual confidence which insures success in war. Let me not mourn for the men who have died fighting, but rather let me be glad that such heroes have lived. If it be my lot to die, let me do so with courage and honor in a manner which will bring the greatest harm to the enemy, and please, oh Lord, protect and guide those I shall leave behind. Give us the victory, Lord.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

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.

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the read more

I have never accepted what many people have kindly said, namely that I have inspired the nation. It was the nation and the race dwelling all around the globe that had the lion heart. I had the luck to give the roar.

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in read more

As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he as a soldier. Other than that, he's a great military man, I want you to know that.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

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.