To Secure Peace Is To Prepare For

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.

There Are Times When The Utmost Daring Is The Height Of Wisdom.

It Is Even Better To Act Quickly And Err Than To Hesitate Until The Time Of Action Is Past.

In War, The Young Soldier Is Very Apt To Regard Unusual Fatigues As The Consquence Of Faults, Mistakes, And Embarrassment In The Conduct Of The Whole, And To Become Distressed And Depondent As A Consequence. This Would Not Happen If He Had Been Prepared For This Beforehand By Exercises In Peace.

To Secure Peace Is To Prepare For War.