Quotes About Strategy

Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy.

Now this foreknowledge cannot be elicited from spirits; it cannot be obtained inductively from experience, nor by any deductive calculation.

It became necessary to destroy the town to save it.

War is a bankruptcy of policy

According to my assessment, even if you have many more troops than others, how can that help you to victory?

A war put off is not a war avoided.

The one who figures on victory at headquarters before even doing battle is the one who has the most strategic factors on his side.

One of the absolute rules I learned in the war was, don't know anything you don't need to know, because if you ever get caught they will get it out of you.

Carefully study the well-being of your men, and do not overtax them. Concentrate your energy and hoard your strength. Keep your army continually on the move, and devise unfathomable plans.

It said, 'War Is Not the Answer.' I disagree. I think war absolutely is the answer. And if you don't agree with me, happy Fourth of July.

There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

This is a war universe. War all the time. There may be other universes, but ours seems to be based on war and games.

On this question of war, three things are to be considered. First, the right of declaring it: secondly, the expense of supporting it: thirdly, the mode of conducting it after it is declared.

The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers; for gold alone will not procure good soldiers, but good soldiers will always procure gold.

If you wish for peace, understand war.

Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces.

The military played polo. Polo, really, started as a game to train for war.

One bad general is worth two good ones.

A riot is a spontaneous outburst. A war is subject to advance planning.

I am not opposed to all wars. I'm opposed to dumb wars.

The mind of a general ought to resemble and be as clear as the field-glass of a telescope.

One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.