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

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.

An officer should never speak ironically or sarcastically to an enlisted man, since the latter does not have a fair chance to answer back. The use of profanity and epithets comes under the same headings. The best argument for a man keeping his temper is that nobody else wants it; and when he voluntary throws it away, he loses a main prop to his own position.

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

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.

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

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