The Backbone Of Surprise Is Fusing Speed

As Each Man's Strength Gives Out, As It No Longer Responds To His Will, The Inertia Of The Whole Gradually Comes To Rest On The Commander's Will Alone. The Ardor Of His Spirit Must Rekindle The Flame Of Purpose In All Others; His Inward Fire Must Revive Their Hope.

No Other Human Activity Is So Continuously Or Universally Bound Up With Chance. And Through The Element Of Chance, Guesswork And Luck Come To Play A Great Part In War.

War Is The Province Of Chance. In No Sphere Of Human Activity Is Such A Margin To Be Left For This Intruder. It Increases The Uncertainty Of Every Circumstance, And Deranges The Course Of Events.

Knowledge Must Become Capability.

Criticism Exists Only To Recognize The Truth, Not To Act As Judge.