If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail.

Although a soldier by profession, I have never felt any sort of fondness for war, and I have never advocated it, except as a means of peace.

There are many men who would have done better than I did under the circumstances in which I found myself. If I had never held command; if I had fallen, there were 10,000 behind who would have followed the contest to the end and never surrendered the

Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves.

I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.