Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense.

War is an act of force, and to the application of that force there is no limit. Each of the adversaries forces the hand of the other, and a reciprocal action results which in theory can have no limit.

Only great and general battles can produce great results

We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea.

War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy.

Blood is the price of victory

The very nature of interactions is bound to make it unpredictable.