And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the blood boils with hate and the mind is closed, the leader will have no need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their rights unto the leader and do it gladly so.

Every woman's man, and every man's woman.

Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces.

It's only hubris if I fail.

The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

It is the right of war for conquerors to treat those whom they have conquered according to their pleasure.