This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

Wars can be prevented just as surely as they can be provoked, and we who fail to prevent them must share the guilt for the dead.

Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics.

In war there is no second prize for the runner-up.

The second best decision in time is infinitely better than the perfect decision too late.

This is as true in everyday life as it is in battle: we are given one life and the decision is ours whether to wait for circumstances to make up our mind, or whether to act, and in acting, to live.

Peace is our goal but preparedness is the price we must pay.