All J F C Fuller Quotes
- The strongest army in the world [the French] facing no more than twenty-six [German] divisions, sitting still and sheltering behind steel and concrete while a… Allies
- Discipline is no longer literal obedience but intelligent obedience, for discipline aims at obedience coupled with activity of will. Once discipline weakens and vanishes, as… Activity
- The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international in power and grasp. It… American
- Air warfare is a shot through the brain, not a hacking to pieces of the enemy's body. Air
- To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy, it does; but because, simultaneously,… Aim
- As the aeroplane is the most mobile weapon we possess, it is destined to become the dominant offensive arm of the future. Aeroplane
- In the World War [WW1] nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion commander and ending with an… Actual
- It is absolutely true in war, were other things equal, that numbers, whether men, shells, bombs, etc., would be supreme. Yet it is also absolutely… Absolutely
- National armies fight nations, royal armies fight their like, the first obey a mob, always demented and the second a king, generally sane. Always Demented
- What thrust us into war were not Hitler's political teachings: the cause, this time, was his successful attempt to establish a new economy. The causes… Attempt
- Adherence to dogmas has destroyed more armies and cost more battles than anything in war. Adherence
- Jackson possessed the brutality essential in war; Lee did not. He could clasp the hand of a wounded enemy, whilst Jackson ground his teeth and… All
- Artillery conquers and infantry occupies. Artillery
- An Army is still a crowd, though a highly organized one. It is governed by the same laws, and under the stress of war is… Army