Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
when the people of any country choose peace at all costs, not even generals can make war. — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
“It began to seem that the generals had got us into something they had no business doing.” — Cornelius Ryan Copy Share Image
Not only generals can be politicians, and not only generals can be defense ministers. — Ayelet Shaked Copy Share Image
Certainly, we shouldn't go about making a habit of taking generals and making them secretary of defense. — Peter R. Mansoor Copy Share Image
We've had enough of the generals and movie stars. We want to hear about the ordinary people. — Frank McCourt Copy Share Image
“It [the Mexican War] was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Trump has claimed he knows more about ISIS than America's leading generals. Clearly, this is also total nonsense; he doesn't seem to… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
It is tragic that the Fuehrer should have the whole nation behind him with the single exception of the Army generals. In… — Alfred Jodl Copy Share Image
The politicians, who once stated that war was too complex to be left to the generals, now act as though peace were… — Pierre Trudeau Copy Share Image
I have some strategical vision, I could calculate some few moves ahead and I have an intellect that is badly missed in… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
When Lincoln ran into trouble during the Civil War, he got new generals. He brought in Grant. I hope that President Obama… — Marcy Kaptur Copy Share Image
In 2001, we didn't have an army; we had remnants of a dissolved army that had no hope. Our generals had literally… — Ashraf Ghani Copy Share Image
We have no George Pattons anymore. We have no Ulysses S. Grants. We have none of the swashbuckling generals that actually made… — Erik Prince Copy Share Image
“The Bear had once confided to me that Durrell's ego could fit snugly in the basilica of St. Peter's in Rome but… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
“One of the things we haven’t mentioned about the boss so far in this book is his presence. Any time Donald Trump… — Corey R. Lewandowski Copy Share Image
The episode of the 'shoe bomber,' Richard Reid, has suddenly meant more feet being bared at airports than at the average Hindu… — Shashi Tharoor Copy Share Image
“Brave' covers everything from complete insanity and bloody disregard of other people's lives - generals tend to go in for that sort… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
One of the most missed components of the entire insurgency in Iraq was that Syria and Bashar al-Assad facilitated Al Qaeda's operations… — Malcolm Nance Copy Share Image
I worked for the troops my entire time in the United States Armed Forces because we know in the United States Armed… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to… — Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Copy Share Image
“Shinobi from the first have been utilized by generals since ancient times with a great emphasis. It is the case that one… — Yoshie Minami Copy Share Image
The best generals I have known were... stupid or absent-minded men. Not only does a good army commander not need any special… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
“At present, a good many men engaged in scientific pursuits, and who have signally failed in gaining recognition among their fellows, are… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
“McClellan knew that Jackson’s force was relatively small, so he only sent 16,000 men under the command of Major General Nathaniel P.… — Charles River Editors Copy Share Image
“Lincoln ... as a volunteer in an Indian war in which he never fired a shot. Yet he checked every major book… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
“Of the tens of thousands of men who died in combat in the war, possibly as many as half lost their lives… — Stephen E. Ambrose Copy Share Image
The general verdict among the German generals I interrogated in 1945 was that Field-Marshal von Manstein had proved the ablest commander in… — Erich von Manstein Copy Share Image
“I here behold a Commander in Chief who looks idle and is always busy; who has no other desk than his knees,… — Robert K. Massie Copy Share Image
A broadsheet obituarist once pointed out to me that veteran soldiers die by rank. First to go are the generals, admirals and… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
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