War is not an act of God. War grows directly out of the things which individuals do or fail to do. It is, in fact, the consequence of national policies or lack of policies.
Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole.
Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
As God once said, and I think rightly...
My own definition of leadership is this: The capacity and the will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.
If we lose the war in the air we lose the war and lose it quickly.
To us is given the honor of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history and in the better days that lie ahead men will speak with pride of our doings.
Im my profession you have to mystify the enemy.
The commander must decide how he will fight the battle before it begins. He must then decide who he will use the military effort at his disposal to force the battle to swing the way he wishes it to go; he must make the enemy dance to his tune from the beginning and not vice versa.
Let no man surrender so long as he is unwounded and can fight.
Air power is indivisible. If you split it up into compartments, you merely pull it to pieces and destroy its greatest asset – its flexibility.
Decisions! And a general, a commander in chief who has not got the quality of decision, then he is no good.
There is such an equality among them that the officers have no authority. The privates are all generals, but not soldiers.
A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.
I was well beaten myself, and I am better for it.
The harder the fighting and the longer the war, the more the infantry, and in fact all the arms, lean on the gunners.
The troops must be brought to a state of wild enthusiasm. They must enter the fight with the light of battle in their eyes and definitely wanting to kill the enemy.