To dilute the will to win is to destroy the purpose of the game. There is no substitute for victory.

They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

Expect only 5% of an intelligence report to be accurate.The trick of a good commander is to isolate the 5%.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

Men since the beginning of time have sought peace.

I see that the flagpole still stands. Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, and let no enemy ever haul them down.

The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.