"I come in peace. I didn't bring artillery. But I'm pleading with you, with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all." ~ Marine General James Mattis to Iraqi tribal leaders

"They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time." Chesty Puller

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" Eleanor Roosevelt

"Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency: we are winning!" COL David Shoup

"We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!" Chesty Puller

"Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking!" Ferdinand Foch

"The American Marines are terribly reckless fellows... they would make very good storm troopers." Unidentified German officer at Belleau Wood