[Every] hour of delay abates the fame and force of the invader, and multiplies the resources of defensive war. — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
A defensive war is apt to betray us into too frequent detachment. Those generals who have had but little experience attempt to… — Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Copy Share Image
By fighting a limited, defensive war, America permitted the enemy to endlessly re-supply their field armies. — Nguyen Cao Ky Copy Share Image
An aggressive war is the great crime against everything good in the world. A defensive war, which must necessarily turn to aggressive… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
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