Omar Bradley

"Complacency is the enemy of any fighting force, military or otherwise."

"Truth in reporting is the foundation of sound decision-making."

"A general is only as good as his intelligence, both military and moral."

"The best time to think about the future is when you have the luxury of peace."

"Men will follow a leader they respect, even unto death."

"The greatest battles are often won before the first shot is fired."

"I have never believed in the romance of war; it is organized suffering."

"A commander must balance ruthlessness with compassion, or he loses his army's soul."

"Education is the most powerful weapon against ignorance and tyranny."

"The soldier's burden is not fame, but the knowledge of duty done."

"Indecision in the face of crisis is a decision to fail."

"A man's character is defined by what he would do if he could do it without being caught."

"The discipline you maintain in small matters prepares you for the large ones."

"Pride in one's work is not arrogance; it is the mark of self-respect."

"The future belongs to those who prepare for it, not those who hope for it."

"A leader who does not learn from history is doomed to repeat its failures."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the conquest of it."

"The soldier's greatest honor is to serve something greater than himself."

"Weakness invites aggression; strength preserves peace."

"A commander must know his men as individuals, not merely as units."

"The true cost of war is measured in the lives of the ordinary soldier."

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice."

"A wise man knows that knowledge without action is merely philosophy."

"The greatest strategy is the one that makes the enemy's strategy irrelevant."

"Respect is earned through consistent action and honest dealing."

"A leader must be willing to make unpopular decisions for the greater good."

"The soldier's creed is simple: duty, honor, and country, in that order."

"Innovation in military affairs comes from soldiers in the field, not theorists in offices."

"A general's legacy is not in the battles he wins, but in the lives he preserves."

"The measure of a nation is not its military might, but its justice."