Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man.

We entered a synagogue which was packed with the greatest stinking bunch of humanity I have ever seen. Either these Displaced Persons never had any sense of decency or else they lost it all during their period of internment by the Germans. My personal opinion is that no people could have sunk to the level of degradation these have reached in the short space of four years.

There is only one tactical principle which is not subject to change. It is to use the means at hand to inflict the maximum amount of wound, death, and destruction on the enemy in the minimum amount of time.

Successful generals make plans to fit circumstances, but do not try to create circumstances to fit plans.

Do as I have taught you, and you will stay alive.

Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.

All men are timid on entering any fight. Whether it is the first or the last fight, all of us are timid. Cowards are those who let their timidity get the better of their manhood.