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The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign a life which he has long devoted to his country.

— James Wolfe

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✓Similar Perspectives

No retreat. No retreat. They must conquer or die who've no retreat.

— John Gay

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.

— Sun Tzu

Without any formal orders to retreat, what was left of the several organizations yielded to a general impulse to abandon the field. Officers and men became controlled by the one thought of getting as far as possible from the enemy.

— Henry Villard

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.

— Mary McCarthy

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

— Winston Churchill

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

— Norman Vincent Peale

A leader who doesn't hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader.

— Golda Meir

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

— Arleigh Burke

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

— Douglas MacArthur

There is little that can withstand a man who can conquer himself.

— Louis XIV

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