The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.
Planning is useless... but the process itself is indispensable.
Morale is the greatest single factor in successful wars.
The necessary and wise subordination of the military to civil power must be sustained.
Never lose your temper, except intentionally.
Now this brings me to my main topic - our military strength - more specifically, how to stay strong against threat from outside, without undermining the economic health that supports our security.