The study of geography teaches that some positions are worth... - Alfred von Schlieffen

"The study of geography teaches that some positions are worth fighting for regardless of the cost."

Alfred von Schlieffen Nature

Military General German 1833–1913

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"In strategy the longest cut is often the shortest way home."

"Know thyself, and then thou shalt know all things."

"The art of war is the art of concentration."

"Nature teaches us about beauty."

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"Sometimes it snows in April."

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