Civilization Quote by Erwin Rommel

One must not judge everyone in the world by his qualities as a soldier: otherwise we should have no civilization.

— Erwin Rommel

There are no bad regiments, there are only bad officers.

— William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Good soldiers are defined by what they can endure, not by what they can inflict.

— Gregory David Roberts

The scum of the earth... but what fine soldiers we have made them.

— Duke of Wellington

There must be some good in the life of battle, for so many good men have enjoyed being soldiers.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

To have good soldiers, a nation must always be at war.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

No man was ever a good soldier but the man who goes into the battle determined to conquer, or not to come back from…

— Daniel O'Connell

Fortunately, at the last hour, there were always a few soldiers to save Civilization.

— Oswald Spengler

“To be a good soldier you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death…

— Michael Shaara

We'd also have to infiltrate the army too, because they are well trained to kill us all.

— John Lennon

To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of…

— Robert E. Lee

We have good corporals and good sergeants and some good lieutenants and captains, and those are far more important than good generals.

— William Tecumseh Sherman