Pershing

"A Commander in Chief who, having attained a certain elevation, despises the troops beneath him, has lost the greatest qualification of military leadership."

"The real test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, but the kind of man the country turns out."

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."

"We are not going to end this war until we have won it."

"The way to win is never to stop fighting."

"A soldier must not think of himself first; the unit comes before the individual."

"Men are not won by argument but by love."

"Courage is the rarest of military virtues."

"The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."

"Leaders must always put the welfare of their men before their own comfort."

"A man may be a fine soldier and yet be unfit to command."

"Success in war depends upon the prompt obedience of orders."

"The measure of a man's success is not how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."

"In matters of faith and conscience, I cannot change. In matters of opinion, I will change as often as I obtain more information."

"Never in history has the task of building an army in wartime been as difficult as it has been in this war."

"A leader's greatest responsibility is to develop other leaders."

"The discipline of an army lies in the character of its officers."

"War is the province of uncertainty. Three quarters of the factors on which action in war depends are hidden more or less in the clouds of great uncertainty."

"Preparedness is the art of preventing unnecessary misery."

"A soldier without courage is a dead soldier."

"The first requirement for any officer is to put his duty above his personal comfort."

"Men respond to leadership more than anything else."

"We must train and classify the whole of our manhood."

"The responsibility for morale rests with the commander."

"A nation must always be ready to defend its freedom."

"The true soldier fights for ideals, not for himself."

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

"Efficiency is not cruelty; it is mercy."

"The soldier's first duty is obedience."

"To be a leader of men one must be willing to share all their hardships."