Army Officer

🇺🇸Dwight D. Eisenhower

Military

1890–1969

"Guardians of Freedom – 50th Anniversary of Operation Arkansas, by ARMY.MIL"

🇫🇷Napoleon I of France

Politics

1769–1821

"A King should sacrifice the best affections of his heart for the good of his country; no sacrifice should be above his determination."

Carl von Clausewitz

Military

1780–1831

"...self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment."

🇺🇸Allen West (politician)

Military

b. 1961

"The American flag has a very touching meaning for those of us for whom it will drape our coffin — as it was for my Dad…and it will be for me."

🇺🇸Robert Mueller

Law

b. 1944

"You really don't think about it as you go through it; you just try to do the right thing at the right time."

🇺🇸Tulsi Gabbard

Military

b. 1981

"There's no question that this overall war on drugs has not only been a failure, it has created and exacerbated a number of other problems that continue to afflict people in this country..."

🇮🇱Ariel Sharon

Military

1928–2014

"If we reach a situation of true peace, real peace, peace for generations, we will have to make painful concessions. Not in exchange for promises, but rather in exchange for peace."

🇺🇸George S. Patton

Military

1885–1945

"I have fought with gun and cutlass On the red and slippery deck With all Hell aflame within me And a rope around my neck."

🇺🇸Zachary Taylor

Politics

1784–1850

"I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me."

🇺🇸Nathan Bedford Forrest

agriculture

1821–1877

"I want to elevate you to take positions in law offices, in stores, on farms, and wherever you are capable of going."

🇺🇸Gilbert du Motier

Military

1757–1834

"Humanity has gained its suit; Liberty will nevermore be without an asylum."

🇺🇸William Westmoreland

Military

1914–2005

"To Kitsy, Stevie, Rip, and Margaret, and to the valiant men and women of the United States and other nations who served the cause of freedom in South Vietnam."

🇺🇸Alexander Haig

Politics

1924–2010

"That's not a lie, it's a terminological inexactitude."

🇬🇧Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton

Military

1853–1947

"Sir Ian Hamilton, Orders from the Gallipoli campaign , April 25th, 1914"

🇬🇧Hastings Ismay

Politics

1887–1965

"On the Festival of Britain, "We are consciously and deliberately determined to make history."

🇺🇸Jim Mattis

Military

b. 1950

"Good afternoon, Marines. Thank you for your attention so late on a Friday. I know the women of Southern California are waiting for you, so I won't waste your time."

🇰🇷Park Chung-hee

Military

1917–1979

"We have been born into this land, charged with the historic mission of regenerating the nation."

🇺🇸Joshua Chamberlain

Politics

1828–1914

"Tribute to Major General Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain"

🇺🇸Telford Taylor

Education

1908–1998

"The laws of war do not apply only to the suspected criminals of vanquished nations. There is no moral or legal basis for immunizing victorious nations from scrutiny. The laws of war are not a one-way street."

🇺🇸Colin Powell

Politics

1937–2021

"I may be down, but never out. An infantry officer can do anything."

🇺🇸Douglas MacArthur

Military

1880–1964

"The object and practice of liberty lies in the limitation of governmental power. Through the ages the constantly expanding grasp of government has been liberty's greatest threat."

Yen Teh-fa

Politics

b. 1952

"Only we can be counted on to save our nation, and indigenous shipbuilding and airplane building programs will help establish the research and development capability of our national defense industry."

Robert E. Lee

Military

1807–1870

"My experience through life has convinced me that, while moderation and temperance in all things are commendable and beneficial, abstinence from spirituous liquors is the best safeguard of morals and health."

🇺🇸Charles Francis Adams

Literature

1835–1915

"Charles Francis Adams, Sr. at findagrave.com"

Charles James Napier

Military

1782–1853

"The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear."

Hau Pei-tsun

Politics

1919–2020

"When people on both sides of the Strait reach a consensus on their political system, unification will come to fruition naturally."

🇺🇸Norman Schwarzkopf

Military

1895–1958

"I believe that forgiving them is God's function. Our job is to arrange the meeting."

🇺🇸Oliver Cromwell

Politics

1752–1853

"The dimensions of this mercy are above my thoughts. It is for aught I know, a crowning mercy."

🇺🇸George C. Marshall

Military

1880–1959

"Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty. It is élan, esprit de corps and determination."

🇺🇸Michael T. Flynn

Religion

b. 1958

"Lock her up, that's right. Yeah, that's right, lock her up! I'm going to tell you what, it's unbelievable, it's unbelievable. If I did a tenth, a tenth, of what she did, I would be in jail today."

🇺🇸Stanley A. McChrystal

Music

b. 1954

"As visible symbols, soldiers often receive praise or condemnation, and both reactions feel curiously undeserved."