Art Quote by Sun Tzu

Good commanders look after their troops, and good troops look after their commanders.

— Harvey Mackay

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

A compliance with the minutiae of military courtesy is a mark of well-disciplined troops.

— John A. Lejeune

“It was good for troops to know their officers were reliable, and that we didn’t hate each other—at least not to a degree that…

— B.V. Larson

Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given.

— Orson Scott Card

“The soldier in the field and the crew member aboard a warship inevitably see a war from a limited perspective. Their goal is to…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

— John Abizaid

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

— Field Marshal Archibald wavell

You must give soldiers reasons to have confidence and pride in themselves, in their leaders, and in their units. Only then will you have…

— George W. Dunaway

It is remarkable that soldiers by profession, men truly and unquestionably brave, seldom advise war but in cases of extreme necessity.

— Benjamin Franklin

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

— Niccolo Machiavelli

The trust, confidence, and support given to us by our chain of command, and the tenacity of the great noncommissioned officers of the past,…

— Julius W. Gates