I Was Afraid The Fire

People Who Are Anxious To Bring On War Don't Know What They Are Bargaining For; They Don't See All The Horrors That Must Accompany Such An Event.

Who Could Not Conquer With Such Troops As These?

It Is Painful Enough To Discover With What Unconcern They Speak Of War And Threaten It. They Do Not Know Its Horrors. I Have Seen Enough Of It To Make Me Look Upon It As The Sum Of All Evils.

My Men Have Sometimes Failed To Take A Position, But To Defend One, Never!

Always Mystify, Mislead, And Surprise The Enemy, If Possible; And When You Strike And Overcome Him, Never Let Up In The Pursuit So Long As Your Men Have Strength To Follow; For An Army Routed, If Hotly Pursued, Becomes Panic-stricken, And Can Then Be Destroyed By Half Their Number. The Other Rule Is, Never Fight Against Heavy Odds, If By Any Possible Maneuvering You Can Hurl Your Own Force On Only A Part, And That The Weakest Part, Of Your Enemy And Crush It. Such Tactics Will Win Every Time, And A Small Army May Thus Destroy A Large One In Detail, And Repeated Victory Will Make It Invincible.