It is the fashion these days to make war, and presumably it will last a while yet.
Diplomacy without arms is like a concert without a score
The people say what they like and then I do what I like
Our work is to present things that are as they are.
If soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.
It has been said by a certain general, that the first object in the establishment of an army ought to be making provision for the belly, that being the basis and foundation of all operations.