A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of these necessary hardships to have to serve with sailors.
Comradeship makes a man feel warm and courageous when all his instincts tend to make him cold and afraid.
Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
In my profession, you have to mystify the enemy.
Leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose and the character which inspires confidence.
Let no man surrender so long as he is unwounded and can fight.
Rule 1 on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow.'
The first duty of a leader is optimism. How does your subordinate feel after meeting with you? Does he feel uplifted? If not, you are not a leader.
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