Believe me that every man you see in a military uniform is not a hero.
If you believe that you will believe anything.
A great country ought not to make little wars.
When other Generals make mistakes their armies are beaten; when I get into a hole, my men pull me out of it.
A great country cannot wage a little war.
As a member of the Protestant British squirearchy ruling Ireland, he was touchy about his Irish origins. When in later life an enthusiastic Gael commended him as a famous Irishman, he replied "A man can be born in a stable, and yet not be an animal.