Dependability, integrity, the characteristic of never knowingly doing anything wrong, that you would never cheat anyone, that you would give everybody a fair deal. Character is a sort of an all-inclusive thing. If a man has character, everyone has confidence in him.

— Omar N. Bradley

Omar N. Bradley Quotes

War: A wretched debasement of all the pretenses of civilization.

— Omar N. Bradley

Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy.

— Omar N. Bradley

A piece of paper makes you an officer, a radio makes you a commander.

— Omar N. Bradley

The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.

— Omar N. Bradley

As far as I am concerned, war itself is immoral.

— Omar N. Bradley

If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.

— Omar N. Bradley

Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war that we know about peace, more about killing that we know about living.

— Omar N. Bradley

In war there is no second prize for the runner-up.

— Omar N. Bradley

Airpower has become predominant, both as a deterrent to war, and-in the eventuality of war-as the devastating force to destroy an enemy’s potential and fatally undermine his will to wage war.

— Omar N. Bradley

Peace is our goal but preparedness is the price we must pay.

— Omar N. Bradley

The nation needs men who think in terms of service to their country and not in terms of their country’s debt to them.

— Omar N. Bradley
Country

Leadership means firmness, not harshness or bullying; understanding, not weakness; justice, not irresponsible freedom; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.

— Omar N. Bradley
Bullying

Our humanity is trapped by moral adolescents. We have too many men of science, too few men of God. The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom and power without conscience.

— Omar N. Bradley

We are dealing with veterans, not procedures; with their problems, not ours.

— Omar N. Bradley

With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.

— Omar N. Bradley

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.

— Omar N. Bradley

It seems very unfortunate that in order to secure political preference, people are made Vice President who are never intended, neither by party nor by the Lord, to be Presidents.

— Omar N. Bradley

Every member of our baseball team at West Point became a general: this proves the value of team sports.

— Omar N. Bradley

I am convinced that the best service a retired general can perform is to turn in his tongue along with his suit and to mothball his opinions.

— Omar N. Bradley

Each player on this team whether he shines in the spotlight or eats dirt on the line, must be an All-American.

— Omar N. Bradley
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