When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination.

The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul, are everything. Unless the soldier's soul sustains him he cannot be relied on and will fail himself and his commander and his country in the end.

No compromise is possible and the victory of the democracies can only be complete with the utter defeat of the war machines of Germany and Japan.

Don't fight the problem, decide it.

When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.

It is not enough to fight. It is the spirit which we bring to the fight that decides the issue. It is morale that wins the victory.