63 Quotes by George C. Marshall

When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.

The one great element in continuing the success of an offensive is maintaining the momentum.

No compromise is possible and the victory of the democracies can only be complete with the utter defeat of the war machines of Germany and Japan.

The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul, are everything.

A similar statement appears in the US Strategic Bombing Survey Summary Report (European War) (30 September 1945): The great lesson to be learned in the battered towns of England and the ruined cities of Germany is that the best way to win a war is to prevent it from occurring.

I must have assistants who will solve their own problems and tell me later what they've done.

The choice is between acting with energy or losing by default.

The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.

Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.