When People Cease To Complain, They Cease

It Is Not Enough To Give Orders They Must Be Obeyed.

Pure Politics Is Merely The Calculus Of Combinations And Of Chances.

Reprisals Are But A Sad Resource.

In A Battle, As In A Siege, The Art Consists In Concentrating Very Heavy Fire On A Particular Point. The Line Of Battle Once Established, The One Who Has The Ability To Concentrate An Unlooked For Mass Of Artillery Suddenly And Unexpectedly On One Of These Points Is Sure To Carry The Day.

One Must Change One's Tactics Every Ten Years If One Wishes To Maintain One's Superiority.