A soldier's first duty is to obey, otherwise you might as well do away with soldiering.

War is possible only if you have a lot of enemies. If all the enemies get together and form one front - if you cut down the number of enemies - there would be …

I have always had plenty of friends, and now at age sixty, I face four walls as a common prisoner.

A military leader often faces a situation he has to deal with, but because it is his duty, no court can try him.

Il soldato e come il monaco, per cui l'ordine si chiama obbedienza.

My duty is to obey orders.

...the basic principles of the military services are unchangeable. Courage and candor, obedience and comradeship, love of fatherland and loyalty to the State: …