A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.
The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.
We frustrate many designs against us by pretending not to see them.
Which is heavier: a soldier's pack or a slave's chains?
The heart of a statesman should be in his head.
The leader's role is to define reality, then give hope