The effect to be sought is the dislocation of the opponent's mind and dispositions - such an effect is the true gauge of an indirect approach.

No man can exactly calculate the capacity of human genius and stupidity, nor the incapacity of will.

For the spread and endurance of an idea the originator is dependent on the self-development of the receivers and transmitters.

If you want peace, understand war.

The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.

The blurring of the line between policy and strategy] encouraged soldiers to make the preposterous claim that policy should be subservient to their conduct of operations, and (especially in democratic countries) it drew the statesman on to overstep the definite border of his sphere and interfere with his military employees in the actual use of their tools.

The most dangerous error is failure to recognize our own tendency to error.