Action Quote by B. H. Liddell Hart

In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.

— Ferdinand Foch

When the enemy advances, withdraw; when he stops, harass; when he tires, strike; when he retreats, pursue.

— Anonymous

Defense involves three things: courage, energy, intelligence.

— Don Meyer

There are three basic routes to escalation inherent in the conduct of war: one or both sides deliberately escalate to win, one or both…

— John Mearsheimer

“Stripped to its essence, combat is a series of quick decisions and rather precise actions carried out in concert with ten or twelve other…

— Sebastian Junger

Defense is attack, attack is defense, each being the cause and result of the other.

— Bruce Lee

The proper course of action, when under attack, is usually to counterattack.

— Jeff Cooper

Defense is the first act of war.

— Byron Katie

The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service…

— Jim Webb

“The factors in warfare are: First, measurement; second, quantity; third, calculation; fourth, comparison; and fifth, victory.”

— Sun Tzu

So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.

— Sun Tzu

There are three kinds of violence: one, through our deeds; two, through our words; and three, through our thoughts. …The root of all violence…

— Eknath Easwaran