Outgoing Defense Secretary James Mattis was legendary long before ... Mattis also has some of the best quotes of any general around. Here are 17 of his best. This post is based on a previous ...

Mattis demonstrates that he is willing to extend an olive branch to those on the fence — but always carries the weight of Marine firepower if that doesn't work out. This quote is often shared ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Gen. James “Mad Dog” Mattis for the Secretary ... some controversy over his most colorful quotes. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from ...

In Mattis’ statement ... were brought into the basement of the Executive Office Building. The general quotes James Madison: “America united with a handful of troops, or without a single ...

Jim Mattis is a worthy successor to the only previous general officer to serve as Secretary of Defense, General George C. Marshall. Mattis shares Marshall’s deep knowledge of history ...

In the email, Mattis seconded the assessment offered by Gen. Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ...

Retired four-star U.S. Marines Gen. James Mattis provides insights on the nature and history of war, and explains why these are crucial to understand, in this episode of Uncommon Knowledge with ...

There is an extraordinarily self-serving chapter in Bob Woodward’s new book, Rage, which relays a conversation between then-former Defense Secretary James Mattis and then-Director of National ...

Some Mattis quotes don't come without a degree of controversy, including this one. Said while speaking about his time on the ground in Afghanistan, he was later counseled by his boss Gen.