War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

War is the province of chance. In no sphere of human activity is such a margin to be left for this intruder. It increases the uncertainty of every circumstance, and deranges the course of events.

The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is the first-born son of war.

Self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment.

Savage peoples are ruled by passion, civilized peoples by the mind.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.