There is always more spirit in attack than in defence.
Shared danger is the strongest of bonds; it will keep men united in spite of mutual dislike and suspicion.
War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
In difficult and desperate cases, the boldest counsels are the safest.
There is nothing man will not attempt when great enterprises hold out the promise of great rewards.
I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.