Boldness Becomes Rarer, The Higher The Rank.

What Do We Mean By The Defeat Of The Enemy? Simply The Destruction Of His Forces, Whether By Death, Injury, Or Any Other Means-either Completely Or Enough To Make Him Stop Fighting. . . . The Complete Or Partial Destruction Of The Enemy Must Be Regarded As The Sole Object Of All Engagements. . . . Direct Annihilation Of The Enemy's Forces Must Always Be The Dominant Consideration.

Our Knowledge Of Circumstances Has Increased, But Our Uncertainty, Instead Of Having Diminished, Has Only Increased. The Reason Of This Is, That We Do Not Gain All Our Experience At Once, But By Degrees; So Our Determinations Continue To Be Assailed Incessantly By Fresh Experience; And The Mind, If We May Use The Expression, Must Always Be Under Arms.

War Is An Act Of Force, And To The Application Of That Force There Is No Limit. Each Of The Adversaries Forces The Hand Of The Other, And A Reciprocal Action Results Which In Theory Can Have No Limit.

War Is Merely A Continuation Of Politics.

Pursue One Great Decisive Aim With Force And Determination.