Circles Quote by Tommy Franks

“Unquestionably, the intelligent, educated man makes, in the long run, the best soldier. There is no place for the mere brute in modern warfare.…

— Albertus Wright Catlin

“He was a thundering paradox of a man, noble and ignoble, inspiring and outrageous, arrogant and shy, the best of me and the worst…

— William Manchester

“(Flynn was “a colonel in a general’s uniform,” according to one senior intelligence figure.)”

— Michael Wolff

General Longstreet,when once in a fight, was a most brilliant soldier; but he was the hardest man to move I had in my army.

— Robert E. Lee

“[General-in-Chief of the army, Lieutenant General Winfield] Scott not only believed that the idea [for a battlefield decoration, to wit, a Medal of Honor,…

— Russell S. Bonds

“Deemed a fool is better than smartass.”

— Toba Beta

“There is no glory in being a featherbed soldier, a man bedecked with gorgeous medals, but never beautified by a scar, or ennobled by…

— Charles Spurgeon

He was neither clever nor sensitive, but he was loyal--stubbornly sometimes, and even annoyingly and stupidly so in later life.

— Anonymous

The best generals I have known were... stupid or absent-minded men. Not only does a good army commander not need any special qualities, on…

— Leo Tolstoy

Things that would have made fame of a less clever man seemed tricks in his hands. It is a mistake to do things too…

— Anonymous

I think General Pershing was the most military figure I've ever seen.

— Frank Buckles

A good commander is benevolent and unconcerned with fame.

— Sun Tzu