One Is Defeated Only When One Accepts

The Military Mind Always Imagines That The Next War Will Be On The Same Lines As The Last. That Has Never Been The Case And Never Will Be. One Of The Great Factors On The Next War Will Be Aircraft Obviously. The Potentialities Of Aircraft Attack On A Large Scale Are Almost Incalculable.

To Inform, And, Therefore To Reconnoitre , This Is The First And Constant Duty Of The Advanced Guard.

There Is But One Means To Extenuate The Effects Of Enemy Fire: It Is To Develop A More Violent Fire Oneself.

The Power To Command Has Never Meant The Power To Remain Mysterious.

All The Same, The Fundamental Truths Which Govern That Art Are Still Unchangeable; Just As The Principles Of Mechanics Must Always Govern Architecture, Whether The Building Be Made Of Wood, Stone, Iron Or Concrete; Just As The Principles Of Harmony Govern Music Of Whatever Kind. It Is Still Necessary, Then, To Establish The Principles Of War.