Strategic Warfare Quotes

You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.

Though fraud in all other actions be odious, yet in matters of war it is laudable and glorious, and he who overcomes his enemies by stratagem is as much to be praised as he who overcomes them by force.

Research in the realm atomic destruction, has now proceeded to point where its results may possibly be made use of in the conduct of the war. Tremendous destruction … can be wrought with a minimum of effort ….Modern technique places in the hands of human beings means of destruction that are simply incredible. German science is at its peak in this matter. It is essential that we be ahead of everybody.

The Hunger Games' is for eighth-grade girls! Winners read 'The Art of War!'

No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.

Our enemies should take note. Arial attacks, stupendous in their mass effect, surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination from within, the murder of leading men, overwhelming attacks on all weak points in the enemies defense, sudden attacks, all in the same second without regard for reserves or losses.

Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.

Therefore the skillful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

In warfare, first lay plans which will ensure victory, and then lead your army to battle; if you will not begin with stratagem but rely on brute strength alone, victory will no longer be assured.

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Rules are for children. This is war, and in war the only crime is to lose.

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

Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy... use the conquered foe to augment one's own strength.

In war, indeed, there can be no substitute for victory.

If they attack, we shall fight to the end. If the rockets had remained, we would have used them all and directed them against the very heart of the United States, including New York, in our defense against aggression. But we haven't got them, so we shall fight with what we've got.

A clever general... avoids an army when its spirit is keen, but attacks it when it is sluggish and inclined to return. This is the art of studying moods. Disciplined and calm, he awaits the appearance of disorder and hubbub among the enemy. This is the art of retaining self-possession.

Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.

From the oldest general in Europe to the greatest general on earth.

What the country needs is the annihilation of the enemy.

World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole.

My dynamite will sooner lead to peace than a thousand world conventions. As soon as men will find that in one instant, whole armies can be utterly destroyed, they surely will abide by golden peace.

Take the diplomacy out of war and the thing would fall flat in a week.

it is a perfect weapon