The Mantle of Command Quotes

“The deficiency which now exists in our offensive weapons are the natural results of the policies of peaceful nations such as the Philippines and the United States”—nations “who without warning are attacked by despotic nations which have spent years in preparing for such action. Early reverses, hardships and pain are the price that democracy must pay under such conditions.”
― Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942

“seigneurial.”
― Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942

“Deference to the military by political leaders in World War I had permitted the senseless battles of attrition on the Western Front.”
― Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942

“We must be sure that when you have won victory, you will not have to tell your children that you fought in vain—that you were betrayed. We must be sure that in your homes there will not be want—that in your schools only the living truth will be taught—that in your churches there may be preached without fear a faith in which men may deeply believe.”
― Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942

“As the cabinet members all said no, Lincoln had summarized: “Seven nays and one aye, the ayes have it”!”
― Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942

“In his diary Bill Hassett recorded the sight of the venerable little Englishman standing at the top, “at just a sufficient height to accentuate his high-water pants—typically English—Magna Charta, Tom Jones, Doctor Johnson, hawthorn, the Sussex Downs, and roast beef all rolled into one.”
― Nigel Hamilton, The Mantle of Command: FDR at War, 1941–1942