A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.

A good plan violently executed today is better than a perfect plan executed tomorrow.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.

The difficult we do immediately; the impossible takes a little longer.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to read more

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

Courage is fear holding on a minute longer.

We will either find a way, or make one.

We will either find a way, or make one.

God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance read more

God of our fathers, who by land and sea have ever lead us to victory, please continue your inspiring guidance in this the greatest of all conflicts. Strengthen my soul so that the weakening instinct of self-preservation, which besets all of us in battle, shall not blind me to my duty to my own manhood, to the glory of my calling, and to my responsibility to my fellow soldiers. Grant to our armed forces that disciplined valor and mutual confidence which insures success in war. Let me not mourn for the men who have died fighting, but rather let me be glad that such heroes have lived. If it be my lot to die, let me do so with courage and honor in a manner which will bring the greatest harm to the enemy, and please, oh Lord, protect and guide those I shall leave behind. Give us the victory, Lord.

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a read more

He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.