A General Who Allows Himself To Be

War Is An Act Of Force, And To The Application Of That Force There Is No Limit. Each Of The Adversaries Forces The Hand Of The Other, And A Reciprocal Action Results Which In Theory Can Have No Limit.

The Invention Of Gunpowder And The Constant Improvement Of Firearms Are Enough In Themselves To Show That The Advance Of Civilization Has Done Nothing Practical To Alter Or Deflect The Impulse To Destroy The Enemy, Which Is Central To The Very Idea Of War.

War Is An Act Of Violence Pushed To Its Utmost Bounds.

The Enemy Of A Good Plan Is The Dream Of A Perfect Plan.

No Campaign Plan Survives First Contact With The Enemy