"I'm going to jump right down the throat of the next man who asks me if I think the Americans will really fight. Fight? Americans?"
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/pershin2.htm
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!"
http://www.searchquotes.com/search/John_J_Pershing/
"A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops."
http://www.searchquotes.com/search/John_J_Pershing/
“No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.”
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/221069.John_J_Pershing
“In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who have never studied or experienced the realities of war, but also professional soldiers frequently fall into the error. But the principles of warfare as I learned them at West Point remain unchanged.”
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1606228-my-experiences-in-the-world-war-military-classics-series
"Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marinescan. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines."
http://oldcorps.org/USMC/quotes.html
"We never really let the Germans know who won the war. They are being told that their army was stabbed in the back, betrayed, that their army had not been defeated. The Germans never believed they were beaten. It will have to be done all over again…."
http://www.worldwar1.com/biocbjp.htm
"We came American. We shall remain American and go into battle with Old Glory over our heads. I will not parcel out American boys."
http://www.worldwar1.com/biocbjp.htm
“Stupidity and vagueness irritate him [Pershing] more than anything else.”
-Staff James G. Harbord
https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1719/Publications/Pershing.pdf
“Magnificent military educational system, a system that was completely organized and expanded under your wise leadership.”
-Dwight Eisenhower
https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1719/Publications/Pershing.pdf
“His name must be known by all Americans ‐ every veteran, every school child. We are the generation that will insure his name is firmly planted in the hearts, minds and history of our country. The Pershing name must not be lost to history.”
-Pershing Memorial Park Association
https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1719/Publications/Pershing.pdf
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/pershin2.htm
"The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle!"
http://www.searchquotes.com/search/John_J_Pershing/
"A competent leader can get efficient service from poor troops, while on the contrary an incapable leader can demoralize the best of troops."
http://www.searchquotes.com/search/John_J_Pershing/
“No commander was ever privileged to lead a finer force; no commander ever derived greater inspiration from the performance of his troops.”
http://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/221069.John_J_Pershing
“In each succeeding war there is a tendency to proclaim as something new the principles under which it is conducted. Not only those who have never studied or experienced the realities of war, but also professional soldiers frequently fall into the error. But the principles of warfare as I learned them at West Point remain unchanged.”
http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1606228-my-experiences-in-the-world-war-military-classics-series
"Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marinescan. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines."
http://oldcorps.org/USMC/quotes.html
"We never really let the Germans know who won the war. They are being told that their army was stabbed in the back, betrayed, that their army had not been defeated. The Germans never believed they were beaten. It will have to be done all over again…."
http://www.worldwar1.com/biocbjp.htm
"We came American. We shall remain American and go into battle with Old Glory over our heads. I will not parcel out American boys."
http://www.worldwar1.com/biocbjp.htm
“Stupidity and vagueness irritate him [Pershing] more than anything else.”
-Staff James G. Harbord
https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1719/Publications/Pershing.pdf
“Magnificent military educational system, a system that was completely organized and expanded under your wise leadership.”
-Dwight Eisenhower
https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1719/Publications/Pershing.pdf
“His name must be known by all Americans ‐ every veteran, every school child. We are the generation that will insure his name is firmly planted in the hearts, minds and history of our country. The Pershing name must not be lost to history.”
-Pershing Memorial Park Association
https://academics.utep.edu/Portals/1719/Publications/Pershing.pdf