I give it as my fixed opinion, that but for our graduated cadets, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would have lasted …

- Winfield Scott

You are very fortunate to be assigned to duty at Fortress Monroe on Chesapeake Bay; it is just the season for soft shelled crabs, and hog fish have j…

- Winfield Scott

Brave rifles! Veterans! You have been baptized in fire and blood and have come out steel!

- Winfield Scott

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

- Winfield Scott

The enemy say that Americans are good at a long shot, but cannot stand the cold iron. I call upon you instantly to give a lie to this slander. Charge!

- Winfield Scott

Say to the seceded States, "Wayward sisters, depart in peace."

- Winfield Scott

I placed the Marines where the hardest work was to be accomplished, and I never once found my confidence in them misplaced.

- Winfield Scott

Every man as well as every day has its lights and shades.

- Winfield Scott

Peace won by compromise is usually a short lived achievement.

- Winfield Scott