Running Quote by Christopher Vokes

Generals cannot be trusted with anything, not even with war.

— Georges Clemenceau

Not only generals can be politicians, and not only generals can be defense ministers.

— Ayelet Shaked

“Nobody wins wars. Generals plan battles to be swift and decisive. When they are not, the aim is to end the conflict less defeated…

— Steph Bennion

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Generals who save troops for the next day are always beaten.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

Battles are sometimes won by generals; wars are nearly always won by sergeants and privates.

— F. E. Adcock

Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.

— Shaquille O'Neal

“My generals should be like bull terriers on chains, and they should want war, war, war ... But what happens now? I want to…

— Adolf Hitler

War is too serious to be entrusted to generals

— Georges Clemenceau

In general, our generals were outgeneralled.

— John Adams

The best generals are those who have served in the artillery.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.

— Anonymous