I Was Well Beaten Myself,

My Own Definition Of Leadership Is This: The Capacity And The Will To Rally Men And Women To A Common Purpose And The Character Which Inspires Confidence.

Every Soldier Must Know, Before He Goes Into Battle, How The Little Battle He Is To Fight Fits Into The Larger Picture, And How The Success Of His Fighting Will Influence The Battle As A Whole.

The First Duty Of A Leader Is Opti­mism. How Does Your Sub­or­di­nate Feel After Meet­ing With You? Does He Feel Uplifted? If Not, You Are Not A Leader.

Rule 1, On Page I Of The Book Of War, Is: "do Not March On Moscow". Various People Have Tried It, Napoleon And Hitler, And It Is No Good. That Is The First Rule. I Do Not Know Whether Your Lordships Will Know Rule 2 Of War. It Is: "do Not Go Fighting With Your Land Armies In China". It Is A Vast Country, With No Clearly Defined Objectives...

I Was Well Beaten Myself, And I Am Better For It.