George Marshall

For the Olympic athlete, see George Marshall (athlete).

Quotations

"We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, Our Flag will be recognized throughout the World as a symbol of Freedom on the one hand and of overwhelming force on the other." -- George Marshall (May 29, 1942, Larry I. Bland and Sharon Ritenour Stevens, ed. The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, Vol 3 pp. 212-14.) http://www.ehistorybuff.com/kimmel1.html

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"I couldn't sleep nights, George, if you were out of Washington." -Franklin D. Roosevelt, reported by Henry Stimson, 1943

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Franklin D. Roosevelt - Henry Stimson - 1943

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?...what a joy it must be to to see how the armies he called into being by his own genius have won immortal renown. He is the true 'organizer of victory.?? Winston Churchill, 1945

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Winston Churchill - 1945

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"A man devoted to the daily study of war on several continents with all the ardour of a certified public accountant." - Alistair Cooke, 1959

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Alistair Cooke - 1959

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"Hitherto I had thought of Marshall as a rugged soldier and a magnificent organizer and builder of armies - the American Carnot. But now I saw that he was a statesman with a penetrating and commanding view of the whole scene." - Winston Churchill

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