George C. Marshall
George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall, Jr.was an American statesman and soldier, famous for his leadership roles during World War II and the Cold War. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army under two presidents, and served as Secretary of State, then President of the American Red Cross, and finally Secretary of Defense, under President Harry S. Truman. He was hailed as the "organizer of victory" by Winston Churchill, for his leadership of the Allied victory in World War II...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWar Hero
Date of Birth31 December 1880
CityUniontown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
George C. Marshall quotes about
I will give you the best I have.
When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.
Passive inactivity, because you have not been given specific instructions to do this or to do that, is a serious deficiency.
Climate change is a very unusual ethical challenge because it's so completely measurable...one of the reasons people should take action is because they have a responsibility for their emissions...therefore what somebody else does is really irrelevant
Morale is a state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope.
Don't fight the problem, decide it.
Regarding the air raid over Los Angeles it was learned by Army G2 that Rear Admiral Anderson...recovered an unidentified airplane off the coast of California...with no bearing on conventional explanation. This Headquarters has come to the determination that the mystery airplanes are in fact not earthly and, according to secret intelligence sources, they are in all probability of interplanetary origin.
Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual.
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
Discussions without end have been devoted to the subject of peace, and the efforts to obtain a general and lasting peace have been frequent through many years of world history.
I don't want you fellows sitting around asking me what to do. I want you to tell me what to do.
Go right straight down the road, to do what is best, and to do it frankly and without evasion.
The price of peace is eternal vigilance
I said bluntly that if the president were to follow Mr. Clifford's advice and if in the elections I were to vote, I would vote against the president.