Leadership – in both war and politics – seems to lead to a propensity for dark humor.

Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword never encountered automatic weapons.
- General Douglas MacArthur

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.
- George S. Patton

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
- Charles De Gaulle

Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake.
- Napoleon Bonaparte

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
- Winston Churchill

An elephant is a mouse built to government specifications.
- Lazarus Long