If You Wish For Peace, Understand War.

The Most Effective Indirect Approach Is One That Lures Or Startles The Opponent Into A False Move - So That, As In Ju-jitsu, His Own Effort Is Turned Into The Lever Of His Overthrow.

The Blurring Of The Line Between Policy And Strategy] Encouraged Soldiers To Make The Preposterous Claim That Policy Should Be Subservient To Their Conduct Of Operations, And (especially In Democratic Countries) It Drew The Statesman On To Overstep The Definite Border Of His Sphere And Interfere With His Military Employees In The Actual Use Of Their Tools.

Opposition To The Truth Is Inevitable, Especially If It Takes The Form Of A New Idea, But The Degree Of Resistance Can Be Diminished- By Giving Thought Not Only To The Aim But To The Method Of Approach. Avoid A Frontal Attack On A Long Established Position; Instead, Seek To Turn It By Flank Movement, So That A More Penetrable Side Is Exposed To The Thrust Of Truth. But, In Any Such Indirect Approach, Take Care Not To Diverge From The Truth- For Nothing Is More Fatal To Its Real Advancement Than To Lapse Into Untruth.

Air Power Is, Above All, A Psychological Weapon - And Only Short-sighted Soldiers, Too Battle-minded, Underrate The Importance Of Psychological Factors In War.

Natural Hazards, However Formidable, Are Inherently Less Dangerous And Less Uncertain Than Fighting Hazards. All Conditions Are More Calculable, All Obstacles More Surmountable Than Those Of Human Resistance.