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

The organization of supplies, the command of men, anything in any way constructive requires more than intellect; it requires energy and drive and an unrelenting will to serve the cause, regardless of one's personal interests.

The battle is going very heavily against us. We're being crushed by the enemy weight. We are facing very difficult days, perhaps the most difficult that a man can undergo

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

It's better for one to die than for all of us to be killed in a shooting affray. Anyway, we've practically no ammunition.

Always in a moment of extreme danger things can be done which had previously been thought impossible.

The battle is fought and decided by the quartermasters, long before the shooting begins.