Upon the fields of friendly strife Are sown the seeds That upon other fields, on other days Will bear the fruits of victory. (Words which hang over the portals of the gymnasium of the U.S. Military Academy, West Point and which he wrote while he was serving as Superintendent, 1919-1922)
Army Quotes
A commander’s most important function is to separate the five percent of intelligence he receives which is important from the 95 percent which is not important.
Keeping an army in America has been nothing but a public nuisance.
Discipline in an army is like the laws in civil society. There can be no liberty in a commonwealth where the laws are not revered, and most sacredly observed, nor can there be happiness or safety in an army for a single hour where the discipline is not observed.
I do not fear an army of lions, if they are led by a lamb. I do fear an army of sheep, if they are led by a lion.
I make all my decisions on intuition. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
Rear, n. In American military matters, that exposed part of the army that is nearest to Congress.
