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I am a general. My soldiers are the keys and I have to command them.

Soldiers generally win battles; generals get credit for them.

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

Like a good general, I treated everyone who wasn't with me as against me.

Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war.

I may have made my reputation as a general in the Army and I'm very proud of that. But I've always felt that I was more than one-dimensional.

I have found a unique opportunity to distinguish myself and to learn my trade. I am a general officer in the army of the United States of America. My zeal in their cause and my frankness have won their trust.

I'm a warrior at heart; I'm an ex-Navy Seal. I'm too old to wage war anymore, and so now I wage it mentally. And so I find politics very stimulating; it's war without guns.

The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.