Advice Quote by Mark Twain

“it may be added that the press is apt to favour the enemy, for the war correspondents are generally all on the side of…

— Charles Edward Callwell

A private soldier has as much right to justice as a major-general.

— Abraham Lincoln

Let us remember, when we are inclined to be disheartened, that the private soldier is a poor judge of the fortunes of a great…

— William Ralph Inge

“The worst excuse a soldier can make for declining service is that he once ranked the commander he is ordered to report to.”

— Ulysses S. Grant

“A Private who loses his rifle suffers greater consequences than a General who loses a war.”

— Lt. Col. Yingling

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

— Paul Yingling

“A general may succeed for some time in persuading his superiors that he is a good commander: he will never”

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

The commander must establish personal and comradely contact with his men, but without giving away one inch of authority.

— Erwin Rommel

“War is too important to be left to the generals”

— Georges Clemenceau

A commander in chief ought to say to himself several times a day: If the enemy should appear on my front, on my right,…

— Napoleon Bonaparte

No general can fight his battles alone. He must depend upon his lieutenants, and his success depends upon his ability to select the right…

— Philip Danforth Armour

“Presidents and Congress expect senior military leaders to provide their personal and professional military opinions candidly and honestly. There is no requirement for them…

— Robert M. Gates