War Is Nothing But A Duel On

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.

This Tremendous Friction Which Cannot, As In Mechanics, Be Reduced To A Few Points, Is Everywhere In Contact With Chance, And Brings About Effects That Cannot Be Measured Just Because They Are Largely Due To Chance.

In War, The Young Soldier Is Very Apt To Regard Unusual Fatigues As The Consquence Of Faults, Mistakes, And Embarrassment In The Conduct Of The Whole, And To Become Distressed And Depondent As A Consequence. This Would Not Happen If He Had Been Prepared For This Beforehand By Exercises In Peace.

Self-reliance Is The Best Defence Against The Pressures Of The Moment.

Blind Aggressiveness Would Destroy The Attack Itself, Not The Defense.