But courage which goes against military expediency is stupidity, or, if it is insisted upon by a commander, irresponsibility.

One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.

The best form of welfare for the troops is first-rate training.

The enemy must be annihilated before he reaches our main battlefield. We must stop him in the water, destroying all his equipment while it is still afloat!

If I had to take hell, I would use the Australians to take it and the New Zealanders to hold it.

It is often possible to decide the issue of a battle merely by making an unexpected shift of one's main weight.

I didn't die nor win.