No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy Quotes

“What is the present state of my understanding? For here lies all indeed. As for all other things, they are outside the compass of my own will; and if outside the compass of my will, then they are as dead things to me, and as it were, mere smoke.”
― Jim Proser, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: The Life of General James Mattis

“he adopts the radio call sign Chaos, which will stay with him for the rest of his career. With typical humor, he claims the call sign is an abbreviation for “commander has an outstanding suggestion.”16”
― Jim Proser, No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy: The Life of General James Mattis