Generals

Famous quotes containing the word generals:

    Most benefactors are like unskillful generals who take the city and leave the citadel intact.
    —Sébastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort (1741–1794)

    Let judges secretly despair of justice: their verdicts will be more acute. Let generals secretly despair of triumph; killing will be defamed. Let priests secretly despair of faith: their compassion will be true.
    Leonard Cohen (b. 1934)

    It’s always the generals with the bloodiest records who are the first to shout what a hell it is. And it’s always the war widows who lead the Memorial Day parades.
    Paddy Chayefsky (1923–1981)