War Quote by Lt. Col. Yingling

...a private who loses a rifle suffers far greater consequences than a general who loses a war.

— Paul Yingling

“The mark of a great general is not how many men he has lost to win a battle, but how many men he has…

— Eric K. Rodriguez

“A military leader thinks about casualties and losses, but a strategic one only aims the win.”

— M.F. Moonzajer

“everybody loses when the war isn’t one worth fighting.”

— Peter Thiel

“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

“We must all know that each mediocrity, each surrender, each act of complacency will harm us as much as the enemy's rifles.”

— Albert Camus

“In every battle, there is a death. The loser may laugh it off if the war is short and sweet and without cost. Or…

— Yasmine Galenorn

“It is the man on the ground with his rifle who ultimately wins the war.”

— Bruce H. Norton

“The Continental army got more generals than they got private soldiers, these days. An officer lives through more 'n two battles, they make him…

— Diana Gabaldon

“Sometimes you can win a war by leaving the battlefield before your army gets killed.”

— Wendy Walker

“Part of the terrible irony of war is that it enlists the best in human nature for purposes of mutual destruction.”

— Lesslie Newbigin

“War has been glorified by men who have never been shot at.”

— Bobbye L. Hudspeth