You, my fellow warriors, must be able to describe, to put in simple, effective words, who you are, what you stand for, why you are doing what you are doing. That means you must first be able to answer these questions for yourself, in your own mind, in your own heart.
From a 2002 address to a class of new members of the United States Army Special Forces, as quoted by Drew Brooks in "Warrior, diplomat and academic: Lt. Gen. Samuel V. Wilson dies at age 93", Fayetteville Observer, 12 June 2017