Will Marshall
Will Marshall
Will Marshall is one of the founders of the New Democrat movement, which aims to steer the US Democratic Party toward a more conservative orientation. Since its founding in 1989, he has been president of the Progressive Policy Institute, a think tank affiliated with the Democratic Leadership Council...
complaining looks troops
When a general complains of the morale of his troops, the time has come to look at his own.
elements maintaining momentum
The one great element in continuing the success of an offensive is maintaining the momentum.
war japan victory
No compromise is possible and the victory of the democracies can only be complete with the utter defeat of the war machines of Germany and Japan.
heart soul soldier
The soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul, are everything.
mind results casualties
I was very careful to send Mr. Roosevelt every few days a statement of our casualties. I tried to keep before him all the time the casualty results because you get hardened to these things and you have to be very careful to keep them always in the forefront of your mind.
war winning lessons-to-be-learned
A similar statement appears in the US Strategic Bombing Survey Summary Report (European War) (30 September 1945): The great lesson to be learned in the battered towns of England and the ruined cities of Germany is that the best way to win a war is to prevent it from occurring.
done assistants problem
I must have assistants who will solve their own problems and tell me later what they've done.
choices acting energy
The choice is between acting with energy or losing by default.
war army fighting
The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration.
spiritual war military
Military power wins battles, but spiritual power wins wars.
loyalty army giving
I can't expect loyalty from the army if I do not give it.
military real distance
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America of the character of the problem and the remedies to be applied. ... It is virtually impossible at this distance merely by reading, or listening, or even seeing photographs or motion pictures, to grasp at all the real significance of the situation. And yet the whole world of the future hangs on a proper judgment.
writing strategy ifs
If you get the objectives right, a lieutenant can write the strategy.
government imagination democracy
Democracy is the most demanding of all forms of government in terms of the energy, imagination, and public spirit required of the individual.