"If you find your opponent in a strong……" — B. H. Liddell Hart
"If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down."
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B. H. Liddell Hart
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65 Quotes by B. H. Liddell Hart
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In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.
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When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.
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You cannot push any one up a ladder unless he be willing to climb a little himself.
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Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.
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Surfing and climbing are both useless sports. You get to be conquistadors of the useless. You climb to the summit…
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