There is no other man I know who could have achieved what Lawrence did. As for taking undue credit for himself, my own personal experience with Lawrence is that he was utterly unconcerned whether any kudos was awarded him or not.

With two thousand years of examples behind us, we have no excuses when fighting for not fighting well.

I deem him one of the greatest beings alive in our time... We shall never see his like again. His name will live in history. It will live in the annals of war.…

I'm re-reading it with a slow deliberate carelessness.