Accustomed Quote by Carl von Clausewitz

When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

— George C. Marshall

The discipline which makes the soldiers of a free country reliable in battle is not to be gained by harsh or tyrannical treatment. On…

— John McAllister Schofield

“A general does not use the same troops over and over again.”

— John Christopher

War makes extremely heavy demands on the soldier's strength and nerves. For this reason, make heavy demands on your men in peacetime exercises.

— Erwin Rommel

Each man's life is a kind of campaign, and a long and complicated one at that. You have to maintain the character of a…

— Epictetus

A good general chooses his battlefield.

— Tony Slydini

A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.

— Rick Riordan

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

— Douglas MacArthur

“Contempt for one's own comrades, for the troops of the enemy, and, above all, fierce contempt for one's own person, are what war demands…

— William James

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

Soldiers, when committed to a task, can't compromise. It's unrelenting devotion to the standards of duty and courage, absolute loyalty to others, not letting…

— John Keegan

History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the…

— Saul David