Quotes of Lieutenant - somelinesforyou

“ The most terrible job in warfare is to be a second lieutenant leading a platoon when you are on the battlefield. ”

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

“ The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God's Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God's throne, but even by God himself they are called Gods. ”

- James I of England

“ The voice of parents is the voice of gods, for to their children they are heaven's lieutenants. ”

- William Shakespeare

“ On this mounting the scaffold to be beheaded: "I pray you Master Lieutenant, see me safely up, and for my coming down, let me shift for myself." To the executioner: "Pick up thy spirits, Man, and be not afraid to do thy office; my neck is very short; take heed, therefore thou strike not awry, for saving of thy honesty… ”

- Unknown

“ When we jumped into Sicily, the units became separated, and I couldn't find anyone. Eventually I stumbled across two colonels, a major, three captains, two lieutenants, and one rifleman, and we secured the bridge. Never in the history of war have so few been led by so many. ”

- James M. Gavin
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