War Is Politics By Other Means.

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

No Campaign Plan Survives First Contact With The Enemy

Boldness Will Be At A Disadvantage Only In An Encounter With Deliberate Caution, Which May Be Considered Bold In Its Own Right, And Is Certainly Just As Powerful And Effective; But Such Cases Are Rare.

Principles And Rules Are Intended To Provide A Thinking Man With A Frame Of Reference.

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