What I want you to understand is that right now every word is going to be nuanced and parsed apart across different cultures, at different times of the day, in different contexts. Jim Mattis More Quotes by Jim Mattis More Quotes From Jim Mattis So long as our Corps fields such Marines, America has nothing to fear from tyrants, be they Fascists, Communists or Tyrants with Medieval Ideology. For we serve in a Corps with no institutional confusion about our purpose: To fight! To fight well! Jim Mattis nothingfightfearlong I would just say there is one misperception of our veterans, and that is they are somehow damaged goods. I don't buy it. Jim Mattis veteransbuysayjust You stay teachable most by reading books. By reading what other people went through. Jim Mattis stayyoureadingpeople The Army was always big on Clausewitz, the Prussian; the Navy on Alfred Thayer Mahan, the American; and the Air Force on Giulio Douhet, the Italian. But the Marine Corps has always been more Eastern-oriented. I am much more comfortable with Sun-tzu and his approach to warfare. Jim Mattis i-amalwaysnavyarmy There are a lot of self-imposed restrictions by people who somehow believe they have to fall in with a certain military cant. There was always a sense that we had to put things into words that would touch our troops' hearts, not just their heads. Jim Mattis wordsbelievepeoplefall I've had some 'riotous excursions of the human spirit' alongside the young Sailors and Marines, and it's time to leave the stage to the young leaders who got their rank the old-fashioned way - they earned their stripes in combat. Jim Mattis leavespirittimeway Iran is not a nation-state; it's a revolutionary cause devoted to mayhem. Jim Mattis causedevotediranrevolutionary I don't think the U.S. military is conservative. It's pragmatic. Jim Mattis thinkpragmaticconservativemilitary There is no God-given right to victory on the battlefield. You win that through the skill and the devotion, the valor and the ferocity of your troops. Jim Mattis skillwinyouvictory Marines don't know how to spell the word 'defeat'. Jim Mattis marineshowknowdefeat I've lived a very colorful life, and I've said some things, But not once have I taken them back, and I've never apologized for them - and I won't. Jim Mattis neverbackcolorfullife Wherever the enemy wants to fight, we will follow him to the ends of the Earth. We'll adapt, we'll train, we'll advise, we'll mentor, and we'll fight, and we'll fight well. Jim Mattis willfightmentorenemy I can't tell you the number of times I looked down at what was going on on the ground, or I was engaged in a fight somewhere, and I knew within a couple of minutes how I was going to screw up the enemy. And I knew it because I'd done so much reading. Jim Mattis downfightyoureading Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face nothing new under the sun. Jim Mattis facenewsunhistory Since coming back from overseas, this is more of a foreign country than the places overseas. I don't understand it. It's like America has lost faith in rational thought. Jim Mattis thoughtunderstandfaithcountry There's no way that that our military power will not erode if a robust American economic revival is not part of the cards. Jim Mattis willpowercardsway No matter how bad any situation, cynicism has no positive impact. Watching the news, you might notice that cynicism and victimhood often seem to go hand-in-hand, but not for veterans. Jim Mattis yousituationnewspositive Don't create more enemies than you take out by some immoral act. Jim Mattis enemiessomecreateyou Policy makers who have never served in the military continue to use the military to lead social change in this country. Jim Mattis neverchangemilitarycountry There are going to be good days and bad days. Bottom line. Jim Mattis bad-daysdaysbadgood
