While hitting one must guard … In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.
B. H. LIDDELL HARTB. H. Liddell Hart Quotes
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While hitting one must guard … In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.
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For the spread and endurance of an idea the originator is dependent on the self-development of the receivers and transmitters.
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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While there are many causes for which a state goes to war, its fundamental object can be epitomized as that of ensuring the continuance of its policy – in face of the determination of the opposing state to pursue a contrary policy. In the human will lies the source and mainspring of conflict.
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Inflict the least possible permanent injury, for the enemy of to-day is the customer of the morrow and the ally of the future
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Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
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A modern state is such a complex and interdependent fabric that it offers a target highly sensitive to a sudden and overwhelming blow from the air.
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It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off … since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force.
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