“It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions”

“We’re in a fight for our principles and our first responsibility is to live by them.”

“Battles are lost or won in 15 minutes”

“In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected.”

“When there is no peril in the fight there is no glory in the triumph.”

“My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The military should be no exception.”

“We don’t thrive on military acts. We do them because we have to, and thank God we are efficient.”

“Look at an infantryman’s eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen”

“In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.”

“And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty.”

“In bygone days, commanders were taught that when in doubt, they should march their troops towards the sound of gunfire. I intend to march my troops towards the sound of gunfire.”

“And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the sight to see that duty.”

“I had examined myself pretty thoroughly and discovered that I was unfit for military service.”

“The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I resigned from the army and went to a farm I was happy. When the rebellion came, I returned to the service because it was a duty. I had no thought of rank; all I did was try and make”

“The sergeant was describing a military life. It was all drinking, he said, except that there were frequent intervals of eating and love making.”