"Generals are not to be too scrupulous...." - Quote by Napoleon Bonaparte

“A king is sometimes obliged to commit crimes; but they are the crimes of his position.”

“The worse the troops the greater the need of artillery.”

“The unwilling soldier will do anything to fight for a useless fabric piece of ribbon.”

“I think it's fair to say that my temperament is steady - and on the buoyant side.”

“The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.”

“Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.”

“The Army will take its lessons learned. They're excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong.”

“(I)t is highly questionable whether when 'Europe speaks with one voice', as we are so often told it is doing, anyone is really listening. Europe's reputation as a serious player in international affairs is unenviable. It is a feeble giant who desperate attempts to be taken seriously are largely risible. It has a weak currency and a sluggish inflexible economy, still much reliant on hidden protectionism. It has a shrinking, ageing, population and, with the exception of Britain, rather unimpressive armed forces and, not excepting Britain, muddled diplomacy.”

“The officers do not beat the men; the officers and men receive equal treatment. Soldiers are free to hold meetings and speak out. Trivial formalities have been done away with and the accounts are open for all to inspect.”