If You Want Peace, Understand War.

The Blurring Of The Line Between Policy And Strategy] Encouraged Soldiers To Make The Preposterous Claim That Policy Should Be Subservient To Their Conduct Of Operations, And (especially In Democratic Countries) It Drew The Statesman On To Overstep The Definite Border Of His Sphere And Interfere With His Military Employees In The Actual Use Of Their Tools.

In Should Be The Duty Of Every Soldier To Reflect On The Experiences Of The Past, In The Endeavor To Discover Improvements, In His Particular Sphere Of Action, Which Are Practicable In The Immediate Future.

[the] Aim Is Not So Much To Seek Battle As To Seek A Strategic Situation So Advantageous That If It Does Not Of Itself Produce The Decision, Its Continuation By A Battle Is Sure To Achieve This. In Other Words, Dislocation Is The Aim Of Strategy.

A Complacent Satisfaction With Present Knowledge Is The Chief Bar To The Pursuit Of Knowledge.

If You Want Peace, Understand War.