Famous quotes containing the words soviet, military and/or commander:
“In the Soviet Union everything happens slowly. Always remember that.”
—A.N. (Arkady N.)
“Personal prudence, even when dictated by quite other than selfish considerations, surely is no special virtue in a military man; while an excessive love of glory, impassioning a less burning impulse, the honest sense of duty, is the first.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“A commander in the field must sometimes go against the king’s orders.”
—Chinese proverb.