It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge.

When I want my men to remember something important, to really make it stick, I give it to them double dirty.

Don't fall victim to what I call the ready-aim-aim-aim-aim syndrome. You must be willing to fire.

All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are, the more they are frightened.

I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death.

An active mind cannot exist in an inactive body.