War Is The Province Of Danger.

The First, The Supreme, The Most Far-reaching Act Of Judgment That The Statesman And Commander Have To Make Is To Establish ... The Kind Of War On Which They Are Embarking.

Talent And Genius Operate Outside The Rules, And Theory Conflicts With Practice.

Timidity Is The Root Of Prudence In The Majority Of Men.

War Is Only Caused Through The Political Intercourse Of Governments And Nations - War Is Nothing But A Continuation Of Political Intercourse With An Admixture Of Other Means.

In War, Where Imperfect Intelligence, The Threat Of A Catastrophe, And The Number Of Accidents Are Incomparably Greater Than Any Other Human Endeavor, The Amount Of Missed Opportunities, So To Speak, Is Therefore Bound To Be Greater.