Quotes by Soldiers

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. Oliver Cromwell
You Christ Think Possible Mistaken May
Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it. Omar N. Bradley
Leadership Weapon Intangible Replace Therefore Ever Designed
It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened. Philip Sidney
Nature Heart Strong Tree Like Most Burdened Upwards Ever Palm
The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light. Robert Baden-Powell
Light Every Spirit Brought Boy Discovered
One of the first duties of a Scout is obedience to authority. He must obey his orders in the first place and put his own amusement or desires in the second. Robert Baden-Powell
Obedience Obey First Own Must He Put First Place His Scout Authority Duties Orders Place Second Desires Amusement
The uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country. Robert Baden-Powell
Class Country Differences Brotherhood Adopted Since Makes Covers Up Uniform Universally
There are thousands of boys being wasted daily to our country through being left to become characterless, and, therefore, useless wasters, a misery to themselves and an eyesore and a danger to the nation. They could be saved if only the right surroundings or environment were given to them at the receptive time of their lives. Robert Baden-Powell
Time Daily Country Become Nation Saved Our Danger Thousands Given Only Could Through Misery Environment Boy Were Left Surroundings Being Them Themselves Useless Therefore Lives Wasted Right Receptive
I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God. Robert E. Lee
Hope God Me Confidence Patriotism Country Too Tremble Our Weakness Only Know Well Hear Expressed
War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group knows what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses. Smedley Butler
War Best People Few Group Believe Benefit Inside About Seems Something Only Small Masses Majority Knows Very Expense Just Racket
For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it. Smedley Butler
Life War Great Soldier Civil Had Retired Until Years Did Suspicion Realize Racket Fully Many
Many leaders are tempted to lead like a chess master, striving to control every move, when they should be leading like gardeners, creating and maintaining a viable ecosystem in which the organization operates. Stanley A. McChrystal
Organization Master Control Every Striving Tempted Lead Leaders Leading Maintaining Like Ecosystem Chess Viable Move Which Creating Should Many Gardener
I am more afraid of alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy. Stonewall Jackson
Enemy Alcohol More Am Bullets Than Afraid
The printing press is the greatest weapon in the armoury of the modern commander. T. E. Lawrence
Press Weapon Printing Printing Press Greatest Commander Greatest Weapon Modern
Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster. William Tecumseh Sherman
War Result Humiliation Will Every Easy Attempt Disaster Safe Make
If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you. William Tecumseh Sherman
You Thank You White White House Say Would Between House Forced Years Thank Choose Four
This war differs from other wars, in this particular. We are not fighting armies but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war. William Tecumseh Sherman
War People Old Young Rich Fighting Other Must Hostile Feel Particular Armies Make Hand Poor Hard Wars Differs
And freedom is what America means to the world. Audie Murphy
Freedom World America Means
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating. Carl von Clausewitz
Nature Our Clarity Finds Uncertainty Longs Although Always Intellect Often Certainty Fascinating
To secure peace is to prepare for war. Carl von Clausewitz
War Peace Secure Secure Peace Prepare
That is not to say that we can relax our readiness to defend ourselves. Our armament must be adequate to the needs, but our faith is not primarily in these machines of defense but in ourselves. Chester W. Nimitz
Faith Needs Relax Defense Our Say Adequate Machines Ourselves Must Primarily Armament Readiness Defend
War is not only a matter of equipment, artillery, group troops or air force; it is largely a matter of spirit, or morale. Chiang Kai-shek
War Air Force Matter Group Air Spirit Morale Only Troops Force Equipment Artillery Largely
If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting. Curtis LeMay
You Fighting Enough Stop Them
I believe in one God, the first and great cause of goodness. I also believe in Jesus Christ, the rebirth of the world. I also believe in the Holy Ghost, the comforter. Daniel Morgan
God Great World Cause Christ First Goodness Believe Ghost Easter Also Comforter Holy Holy Ghost Rebirth Jesus Jesus Christ
If a policy is wrongheaded, feckless and corrupt, I take it personally and consider it a moral obligation to sound off and not shut up until it's fixed. David Hackworth
Obligation Moral Obligation Consider Moral Corrupt Take Until Policy Sound Off Up Fixed Personally Shut Shut Up
A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. Douglas MacArthur
Good Bad General Troops Make Him Command His Just
Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die. Douglas MacArthur
Live Those Only Fit Die Afraid Who
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