War is too important to be left to the generals
“L'homme qui n'a pas t anarchiste seize ans est un imbcile. Mais c'en est un autre, s'il l'est encore quarante.”
“A mans life is interesting primarily when he has failed. I well know. For its a sign that he tried to surpass himself.”
“It's war that makes generals”
“We poor tellers of tales have our moments too, it seems. Like great generals sitting upon horses upon the tops of hills and throwing troops into the arena, we throw the little soldier words into ou...”
“Anyone can act strategically, it doesnt take much to make a plan. The skill of a general is his or her ability to react strategically when plans fail.”
“If you can't experience the humanity of people who don't look like you, you're not civilized enough to be an officer of the peace.”
“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.”
“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat, situation excellent. I attack.”
“War is what happens when language fails.”
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
“The world is full enough of hurts and mischances without wars to multiply them.”