Simpsons Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988.
NUMBER:
1313
AUTHOR:
Gen Matthew B Ridgway, US Army
QUOTATION:
Sometimes, at night, it was almost as if I could hear the assurance that God the Father gave to another soldier, named Joshua: I will not fail thee nor forsake thee.
ATTRIBUTION:
Recalling his World War II command of 82nd Airborne Division on D-day, Time 28 May 84