War Quotes

"Concentration of force at the decisive point—this is the eternal principle of victory."

"The greatest victory is often the one the enemy never sees coming."

"The most dangerous opponent is one who has nothing left to lose."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"If men make war in slavishly obeying the God of War, they will continue to fight one another."

"War is a terrible thing."

"A war between nations is a terrible thing."

"In war, the moral is to the physical as three is to one."

"In modern warfare, logistics determines strategy."

"In combat, the unexpected often determines victory."

"In war, clarity defeats confusion, courage defeats fear."

"The soldier who fights without understanding why fights for nothing."

"The enemy of my enemy is never my friend, only my temporary ally."

"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world."

"I think it is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we should grow too fond of it."

"History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap."

"The art of war is simple: find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"The legitimate object of war is a more perfect peace."

"There is many a boy here to-day who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell."

"The destruction of Atlanta was not cruelty, but military necessity."

"War is hell, but the loss of the Union would be worse still."

"To understand your enemy is the first step toward defeating him without unnecessary bloodshed."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"The fight was so desperate that time seemed to have no existence."

"Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won."

"The aggressive war is the only one, all defensive wars are lost from the start."

"The only thing certain in war is uncertainty."

"War is the realm of friction, but planning is the realm of precision."

"It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow too fond of it."