The Best Form Of Defense Is Attack.

The Conqueror Is Always A Lover Of Peace: He Would Prefer To Take Over Our Country Unopposed.

The Majority Of People Are Timid By Nature, And That Is Why They Constantly Exaggerate Danger. All Influences On The Military Leader, Therefore, Combine To Give Him A False Impression Of His Opponent's Strength, And From This Arises A New Source Of Indecision.

In War The Will Is Directed At An Animate Object That Reacts.

Many Intelligence Reports In War Are Contradictory; Even More Are False, And Most Are Uncertain.

Four Elements Make Up The Climate Of War: Danger, Exertion, Uncertainty And Chance.