War Is The Domain Of Physical Exertion

The Invention Of Gunpowder And The Constant Improvement Of Firearms Are Enough In Themselves To Show That The Advance Of Civilization Has Done Nothing Practical To Alter Or Deflect The Impulse To Destroy The Enemy, Which Is Central To The Very Idea Of War.

No Campaign Plan Survives First Contact With The Enemy

The Backbone Of Surprise Is Fusing Speed With Secrecy.

The Enemy Of A Good Plan Is The Dream Of A Perfect Plan.

Knowledge Must Become Capability.