Omar N. Bradley

“Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.”

“I learned that an infantryman’s life is of little consequence to those in the rear.”

“The greatness of a leader is measured by the achievements of the led. This is the ultimate test of his effectiveness.”

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

“This is as much a political war as it is a military war, and every soldier is a diplomat.”

“The world has achieved brilliance without wisdom, power without conscience. Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living.”

“Bravery is the capacity to perform properly even when scared half to death.”

“The wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, and with the wrong enemy.”

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

“The United States has armed forces in more than 30 countries... our real strength lies not in bombers and rockets but in the convening power of our ideas.”

“A professional soldier understands that war means killing people, war means maiming people, war means families left without fathers and mothers.”

“Set your course by the stars, not by the lights of every passing ship.”

“We have too many men of science, too few men of God. We have grasped the mystery of the atom and rejected the Sermon on the Mount.”

“Leadership is intangible, and therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.”

“Freedom – no word was ever spoken that has held out greater hope, demanded greater sacrifice, needed more to be nurtured, blessed more the giver, damned more its destroyer, or come closer to being God's will on earth.”