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Every soldier, every cop who's faced with a decision to make, a life or death, does the best he or she can.

Military leaders aren't made. They are born. To be a good leader, you have to have something in your character to cause people to follow you.

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield.

I've never had any prima donna attitude against me. It's always been very respectful.

A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him.

Good generalship is a realization that... you've got to try and figure out how to accomplish your mission with a minimum loss of human life.

You know, the commander-in-chief's first responsibility is look out for those in uniform who fight the wars.

It won't be a question of how well-trained or well-equipped the army is but one of the authority it serves.