In The Whole Range Of Human Activities,

[...] To Introduce Into The Philosophy Of War Itself A Principle Of Moderation Would Be An Absurdity

All War Presupposes Human Weakness And Seeks To Exploit It.

Boldness Becomes Rarer, The Higher The Rank.

After We Have Thought Out Everything Carefully In Advance And Have Sought And Found Without Prejudice The Most Plausible Plan, We Must Not Be Ready To Abandon It At The Slightest Provocation. Should This Certainty Be Lacking, We Must Tell Ourselves That Nothing Is Accomplished In Warfare Without Daring; That The Nature Of War Certainly Does Not Let Us See At All Times Where We Are Going; That What Is Probable Will Always Be Probable Though At The Moment It May Not Seem So; And Finally, That We Cannot Be Readily Ruined By A Single Error, If We Have Made Reasonable Preparations.

War Therefore Is An Act Of Violence To Compel Our Opponent To Fulfill Our Will.