I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.

Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

You are very fortunate to be assigned to duty at Fortress Monroe on Chesapeake Bay; it is just the season for soft shelled crabs, and hog fish have just come in, and they are the most delicious panfish you ever ate.

Every man as well as every day has its lights and shades.

Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."

Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!

I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.