At the vital point of truth, we all become a conscientious objector.

Artillerymen have a love for their guns which is perhaps stronger than the feeling of any soldier for his weapon or any part of his equipment.

Battles are won through the ability of men to express concrete ideas in clear and unmistakable language.

The battlefield is cold... it is the lonesomest place which men share together.

The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the altogether normal and give him poise in a situation where all else is in disequilibrium.

Also remember that in any man's dark hour, a pat on the back and an earnest handclasp may work a small miracle.

A man has integrity if his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his personal pride, and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present