9 Quotes by Winfield Scott

Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!

Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

Every man as well as every day has its lights and shades.

There are times when a corps commander’s life does not count.

Say to the seceded States, “Wayward sisters, depart in peace.”

You are very fortunate to be assigned to duty at Fortress Monroe on Chesapeake Bay; it is just the season for soft shelled crabs, and hog fish have just come in, and they are the most delicious panfish you ever ate.

I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.

My politics are of a practical kind – the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

The enemy say that Americans are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call upon you instantly to give a lie to this slander. Charge!