General's Quotes

Don't be a fool and die for your country. Make the 
other fool die for his country....General George S. Patton.

I feel that retired generals should never miss an opportunity 
to remain silent concerning matters for which they are no longer 
responsible....General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. Army.

Never tell the people how to do things. Tell them what to do 
and they will surprise you with their integrity....George S. Patton.

The galleries are full of critics. 
They play no ball, they fight no fights. 
They make no mistakes because they attempt nothing. 
Down in the arena are the doers. They make mistakes 
because they try many things. The man who makes 
no mistakes lacks boldness and the spirit of adventure.
He is the one who never tries anything. 
His is the brake on the wheel of progress. 
And yet it cannot be truly said he makes no mistakes, 
because his biggest mistake is the very fact that
he tries nothing, does nothing, except criticize 
those who do things.....General David M. Shoup.

It is fatal to enter a war without the will to win it....General Douglas MacArthur. 

Victory will be decided by those possessing the highest attributes of 
courage and loyalty. I can promise that I shall never ask any man
to undergo risks which I, myself do not incur....General S. Patton.

True courage swims against the tide. True courage 
begins when everyone else has either given in or 
stopped fighting. True courage is never being swept along 
by what everyone else is doing. True courage is often lonely.
On our journey, I pray that we will have as our companions 
Faith to light the road ahead, for dark is the path of the nation 
that walks without faith; Enthusiasm that has made us 
great and will keep us a force for good in the world; 
and finally Courage, greatest of all human virtues 
since it guarantees all of the others....Winston Churchill,
as quoted by General Vernon A. Walters.

I hate war as only a soldier who has lived it can, 
only as one who has seen its brutality, 
its futility, its stupidity....General Dwight David Eisenhower.

Wars may be fought with weapons,
but they are won by men....General George S. Patton Jr.

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