Lee replied: "I think a man of 25 is as good as he ever will be; what he acquires after that age is from experience; but I can't understand, when an officer is doing excellent service where he is, why he should want to change."
Lee svarede: "Jeg tror, at en mand på 25 er så god, som han nogensinde vil blive, hvad han samler op efter den alder er erfaringen, men jeg kan ikke forstå hvordan det kan være, at når en officer gør en god indsats hvor han er, hvorfor skulle han så ønske at skifte?".