The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing this efficiency to the attention of the proper officials of… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
Be kindly and just in your dealings with your men. Never play favorites. Make them feel that justice tempered with mercy may always be counted on. This does not mean a slackening of discipline. Obedience to orders and regulations must always be insisted upon, and good conduct on the part of the men exacted. Especially should this be done with… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share
We are all members of the same great family ... On social occasions the formality of strictly military occasions should be relaxed, and a… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect, human understanding, and moral character that enables a person to inspire and control a group… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
From the Battle of Trenton to the Argonne, Marines have won foremost honors in war, and in the long eras of tranquility at home,… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops. — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
The relationship between officers and men should in no sense be that of superior and inferior, nor that of master and servant, but rather… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
