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"There are few men whose qualities of mind and character
have impressed me so deeply as those of General Marshall.
He is a great American but he is far more than that. In war
he was as wise and understanding in counsel as he was resolute
in action. In peace he was the architect who planned the restoration
of our battered European economy and at the same time laboured
tirelessly to establish a system of Western defense."
- Winston Churchill
•"Hitherto I had thought of Marshall
as a rugged soldier and a magnificent organizer and builder
of armies - the American Carnot. But now I saw that he was
a statesman with a penetrating and commanding view of the
whole scene." - Winston Churchill
•"I feel I could not sleep at night
with you out of the country." - President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt
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Marshall "typified all that we call, or that we look
for in what we call, an American patriot." - Dwight
D. Eisenhower
•"I know that from your own viewpoint
your magnificent accomplishments of the past six years have
represented a mere performance of duty but I sincerely trust
that you have some inckling of the extraordinary place your
work has won for you in the respect and affections of the
whole country. For myself I want only to assure you once again
that in every problem and in every test I have faced during
the war years, your example has been an inspiration and your
support has been my greatest strength. My sense of obligation
to you is equaled only by the depth of my pride and satisfaction
as I salute you as the greatest soldier of our time and a
true leader of democracy." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
 •"The
quiet power of the man lay in his utter selflessness. It lay
in the dignity that emerges from every photograph you've ever
seen of him. It lay in his hard work and his immense personal
sacrifice. It lay in his compassion, his wisdom. George Marshall
practically defined those virtues. Yet he would have thought
it odd if you had tried to congratulate him for these things.
To him, those virtues were simply expected of a citizen of
this country." - Colin Powell
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 •"In
a war unparalleled in magnitude and horror, millions of Americans
gave their country outstanding service; General of The Army
George C. Marshall gave it victory."-President Harry
S Truman
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