Our humanity is trapped by moral adolescents. We have too many men of science, too few men of God. The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom and power without conscience.

War: A wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization.

Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.

The nation needs men who think in terms of service to their country and not in terms of their country's debt to them.

We are dealing with veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours.

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions.

Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.