No Campaign Plan Survives First Contact With

The Political Object Is The Goal, War Is The Means Of Reaching It, And The Means Can Never Be Considered In Isolation Form Their Purposes.

A Conqueror Is Always A Lover Of Peace.

Politics Is The Womb In Which War Develops.

Politics Is The Womb In Which War Develops - Where Its Outlines Already Exist In Their Hidden Rudimentary Form, Like The Characteristics Of Living Creatures In Their Embryos.

The Backbone Of Surprise Is Fusing Speed With Secrecy.