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 ...

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 ...

Gen. James Mattis is held in the highest regard by other warfighters Susan Katz Keating is a stringer at PEOPLE. She has written about major crime, along with military topics, for more than two ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis doesn ... Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has responded to Trump's comments that he's "the world's most overrated general" in a pointed, joke-filled ...

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.