Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Born : September 17, 1730 Died : November 28, 1794 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben With regard to military discipline, I may safely say that no such thing existed in the Continental Army. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben discipline army military Regardless of communication between man and man, speech is a necessary condition for the thinking of the individual in solitary seclusion. In appearance, however, language develops only socially, and man understands himself only once he has tested the intelligibility of his words by trial upon others. Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben communication men science