In war there is no second prize for the runner-up. Only one military organization can hold and gain ground in war-a ground army supported by tactical aviation with supply lines guarded by the navy. Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share [...]

If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it. It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish. Veni, vidi, vici.(I came, I [...]

The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when able to attack, we must seem [...]

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. A piece of spaghetti or a military unit can only be led from the front end. A pint of sweat, saves a gallon of blood. Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory. All very successful [...]

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding. A general is just as good or just as bad as the troops under his command make him. Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble [...]

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in. An educated people can be easily governed. Don’t forget your great guns, which are the most respectable arguments of the rights of kings. Every man has a wild beast within him. It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to [...]

A celebrated people lose dignity upon a closer view. A Constitution should be short and obscure. A leader is a dealer in hope. A man cannot become an atheist merely by wishing it. A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. A picture is worth a thousand words. A revolution can [...]

All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human passions and emotions, stirred into activity by the ruthless Goddess of Distress or by the torch of the spoken word cast into the midst of the people. All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of [...]

A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject. A joke is a very serious thing. A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles [...]