Boldness Governed By Superior Intellect

In Short, Absolute, So-called Mathematical, Factors Never Find A Firm Basis In Military Calculations. From The Very Start, There Is An Interplay Of Possibilities, Probabilities, Good Luck And Bad, That Weaves Its Way Throughout The Length And Breadth Of The Tapestry. In The Whole Range Of Human Activities, War Most Closely Resembles A Game Of Cards.

Blind Aggressiveness Would Destroy The Attack Itself, Not The Defense.

The Art Of War In Its Highest Point Of View Is Policy.

War Is Not An Independent Phenomenon, But The Continuation Of Politics By Different Means.

Politics Is The Womb In Which War Develops - Where Its Outlines Already Exist In Their Hidden Rudimentary Form, Like The Characteristics Of Living Creatures In Their Embryos.