Second, they believe that when the Marines go to war they invariably turn in a performance that is dramatically and decisively successful—not most of… - Victor H. Krulak

Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there.

First, they believe that when trouble comes to our country there will be Marines—somewhere—who, through hard work, have made and kept themselves ready to do something useful about it, and do it at once.

The third thing they believe about the Marines is that our Corps is downright good for the manhood of our country; that the Marines are masters of a form of unfailing alchemy which converts unoriented youths into proud, self-reliant stable citizens—citizens into whose hands the nation’s affairs may safely be entrusted.