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Officers conditioned to conformity in peacetime cannot be expected to behave boldly and flexibly in combat.

— Paul Yingling

Soldiers are the foundation of an army; unless they are imbued with a progressive political spirit, and unless such a spirit is fostered through…

— Mao Zedong

The way that people dress makes them part of an army, dressed in their own uniform, determined to do something

— Suzy Menkes

An army formed of good officers moves like clockwork; but there is no situation upon earth less enviable, nor more distressing, than that person's…

— George Washington

Without discipline the Army would just be a bunch of guys wearing the same color clothing.

— Anonymous

If officers desire to have control over their commands, they must remain habitually with them, industriously attend to their instruction and comfort, and in…

— Stonewall Jackson

The strength of an Army lies in strict discipline and undeviating obedience to its officers.

— Thucydides

Most armies are in fact run by their sergeants - the officers are there just to give things a bit of tone and prevent…

— Terry Pratchett

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

— John A. Lejeune

Soldiers are not policemen, and it's very unfair, even for those soldiers who have some police training, to burden them with police duties. It's…

— P. J. O'Rourke

“General Peckem even recommends that we send our men into combat in full-dress uniform so they'll make a good impression on the enemy when…

— Joseph Heller

In the weakness of one kind of authority, and in the fluctuation of all, the officers of an army will remain for some time…

— Edmund Burke