The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country

In forty hours I shall be in battle, with little information, and on the spur of the moment will have to make the most momentous decisions. But I believe that one's spirit enlarges with responsibility and that, with God's help, I shall make them, and make them right.

I'd rather have a German Division in front of me than a French one behind.

No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair.

It is the cold glitter of the attacker's eye not the point of the questing bayonet that breaks the line.

There are three ways that men get what they want: by planning, by working, and by praying.

It is absurd to believe that soldiers who cannot be made to wear the proper uniform can be induced to move forward in battle. Officers who fail to perform their duty by correcting small violations and in enforcing proper conduct are incapable of leading.