Quotes About Strategy

People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear their vengeance.

Since love and fear can hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than loved

A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent, so that if he does not attain to their greatness, at any rate he will get some tinge of it.

Whosoever desires constant success must change his conduct with the times.

Over the past 15 years, I have worked with four DCYF directors and spent hours in General Assembly committee hearings. I had a marathon strategy session last year with Lt. Gov. Dan McKee. I have met with dozens of hardworking front-line staff, and listened to countless parents, experts, and advocates, all of whom echo the same refrain: the system is beyond repair.

The French were still heading south, towards Gibraltar. This came as a relief to Lord Nelson,

The British would have them next day and a battle would ensue.

If they didn't sail soon, the invasion would have to be postponed, perhaps until the following year.

My friends,' he told them. 'I am going to throw this aboard the English ship.

Even as the two admirals sat talking, the blockade was being joined by three new ships from England.

VILLENEUVE HOLDS A COUNCIL OF WAR

The council of war took place aboard the Bucentaure on 8 October.

The Royal Navy was waiting for them outside, but its ships were thinly spread and heavily outnumbered.

Napoleon decided to wait. Spring 1805 was the time.

BRITAIN'S MILITARY DEFENCES

commander-in-chief of the British army,

It was followed in sequence by the fifty broadside guns on the Victory's port side,

who marched his men to the top of the hill and marched them down again.

Lord Nelson promptly followed it up with two signals of his own.

Addressed to the entire British fleet,

the first said simply: 'General chase, south-east.' The second said: 'Prepare for battle.

They were aiming for the Straits of Gibraltar. It was the obvious place to intercept the French

do not say the French cannot come. I only say they cannot come by sea.' Admiral St Vincent

It would take the fleets all day just to catch sight of each other, let alone come to quarters