Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 1729 |
AUTHOR: | Thomas H. Moorer (1912) |
QUOTATION: | An atheist could not be as great a military leader as one who is not an atheist. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Admiral Moorer, then chairman-designate of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified in U.S. District Court supporting the policy of compulsory chapel attendance at the service academies. |
SUBJECTS: | Soldiers |