Quotes About Strategy

El presidente Wilson dice que un líder debe tratar a la opinión pública del mismo modo en que un marinero se aprovecha del viento, utilizándolo para impulsar la nave en una dirección u otra, pero nunca intentando ir directamente contra él.

I must remember that, Philip thought: when you're about to be turned down, go for a postponement. p314

Because all this stuff about military targets is absolute rubbish. There's no point in bombing German factories, because they just rebuild them. So we're targeting large areas of dense working-class housing. They can't replace the workers so fast." Lowther looked shocked. "That would mean it's our policy to kill civilians.

As in every country, Walter thought gloomily, army officers were pressing their political masters to take the first steps to war. It

We move by inches, not miles," said Gus Dewar with a smile. "That's politics.

Sabe que no es posible hacerlo todo, que hay que elegir las batallas que pueden ganarse.

If you want to change the world, then foreign relations is the field in which you can do the most good – or evil.

Flares and small incendiary bombs began to fall as the car approached Kreuzberg. The neighborhood was a typical target for the RAF's current strategy of killing as many civilian factory workers as possible. With staggering hypocrisy Churchill and Attlee were claiming they attacked only military targets, and civilian casualties were a regrettable side effect. Berliners knew better.

Like all diplomats, Walter hated it when monarchs talked directly to each other, instead of through their ministers. Anything could happen then.

International politics is like a glass. Aggressive moves by either side pour water in. The overflow is war." Dimka

There was much talk about why the prime minister had brought back such a troublesome and unpredictable colleague, and the consensus was that he preferred to have Churchill inside the tent spitting out.

Wilson says a leader must treat public opinion the way a sailor deals with the wind, using it to blow the ship in one direction or another, but never trying to go directly against it.

Sometimes Winston imagined he had devised a policy when all he had done was coin a phrase.

Cuando esté a punto de recibir una negativa, he de conseguir un aplazamiento.

El flanco de un ejército era más vulnerable que su cabecera.

Von Henscher said: "What about Japan? Is there any chance the Japs might be persuaded to attack the Panama Canal, or even California?" "Realistically, no," Walter said firmly. The discussion was venturing farther into the land of fantasy. But von Henscher persisted. "Nevertheless, the mere

the consensus was that he preferred to have Churchill inside the tent spitting out.

un líder debe tratar a la opinión pública del mismo modo en que un marinero se aprovecha del viento, utilizándolo para impulsar la nave en una dirección u otra, pero nunca intentando ir directamente contra él.

pero es una carta que solo se juega una vez, y prefiero reservarla para una mano ganadora.

este modo, los rusos describieron una trayectoria envolvente cuyos flancos se cerraron en tenaza en las proximidades de una ciudad llamada Tannenberg. Ambos

Era evidente, pensó Lloyd, que Churchill pretendía formar un gobierno auténticamente pluripartidista.

Never use your own money when you can spend someone else's. - Lev Peshkov

You know you're winning, in politics, when your opponent steals your ideas. - Bernie Leckwith

Me alegra prever los problemas, porque así soy capaz de abordarlos. El verdadero peligro son las sorpresas.