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Every Manoeuvre Must Be The Development Of A Scheme; It Must Aim At A Goal.

All The Same, The Fundamental Truths Which Govern That Art Are Still Unchangeable; Just As The Principles Of Mechanics Must Always Govern Architecture, Whether The Building Be Made Of Wood, Stone, Iron Or Concrete; Just As The Principles Of Harmony Govern Music Of Whatever Kind. It Is Still Necessary, Then, To Establish The Principles Of War.

The Laurels Of Victory Are At The Point Of The Enemy Bayonets. They Must Be Plucked There; They Must Be Carried By A Hand-to-hand Fight If One Really Means To Conquer.

This Absence Of Similarity Among Military Questions Naturally Brings Out The Inability Of Memory To Solve Them; Also The Sterility Of Invariable Forms, Such As Figures, Geometrical Drawings ( épures ), Plans ( Schémas ), Etc. One Only Right Solution Imposes Itself:;: Namely, The Application, Varying According To Circumstances, Of Fixed Principles.

A War Not Only Arises, But Derives Its Nature , From The Political Ideas, The Moral Sentiments, And The International Relations Obtaining At The Moment When It Breaks Out. This Amounts To Saying:;: Try And Know Why And With The Help Of What You Are Going To Act; Then You Will Find Out How To Act.