A great country can have no such thing as a little war.

To define it rudely but not ineptly, engineering is the art of doing for 10 shillings what any fool can do for a pound

Our army is composed of the scum of the earth - the mere scum of the earth.

When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.

I am not only not prepared to bring forward any measure of this nature, but I will at once declare that, as far as I am concerned, as long as I hold any station in the Government of the country, I shall always feel it my duty to resist such measures when proposed by others.

Extra interest signifies extra risk.

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.