What is history but a fable agreed upon?

A good sketch is better than a long speech.

Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time.

It's the people who are in the wrong who get angry.

Give me enough medals and I’ll win you any war

I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.

Ability is nothing without opportunity.