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Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Quotes

1887–1976 England

England
Military leaders

Also known as: Bernard Law Montgomery, Bernard Montgomery, Montgomery

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Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.

With stout hearts, and with enthusiasm for the contest, let us go forward to victory.

The time has come to deal the enemy a terrific blow in Western Europe.

Good luck to each one of you. And good hunting on the main land of Europe.

Victories win wars. Give people victory and they won't care who won it.

Anyone who votes Labour ought to be locked up.

To us is given the honour of striking a blow for freedom which will live in history; and in the better days that lie ahead men will speak with pride of our doings.

We have a great and a righteous cause.

The United States has broken the second rule of war. That is: don't go fighting with your land army on the mainland in Asia. Rule One is, don't march on Moscow. I developed those two rules myself.

The frightful casualties appalled me. The so-called "good fighting generals" of the war appeared to me to be those who had a complete disregard for human life. There were of course exceptions and I suppose one such was Plumer; I had only once seen him and had never spoken to him.

Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow". Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. That is the first rule. I do not know whether your Lordships will know Rule 2 of war. It is: "Do not go fighting with your land armies in China". It is a vast country, with no clearly defined objectives.

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