Abandon Quote by B. H. Liddell Hart

History shows that when a state is intent upon making war against another state, even though not adjacent, it begins to seek frontiers across…

— Joseph Stalin

A state attacked by another which renews an old claim rarely yields it without a war: it prefers to defend its territory, as is…

— Antoine-Henri Jomini

Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has…

— Quentin Crisp

History shows that when any state intends to make war against another state, even not adjacent, it begins to seek for frontiers across which…

— J. Stalin

One need not destroy one's enemy. One need only destroy his willingness to engage.

— Sun Tzu

[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

The object of defense is preservation; and since it is easier to hold ground than to take it, defense is easier than attack. But…

— Carl von Clausewitz

The end and object of conquest is to avoid doing the same thing as the conquered.

— Alexander the Great

To ensure attaining an objective, one should have alternate objectives. An attack that converges on one point should threaten, and be able to diverge…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

We want to have peace in the region, but peace will not be achieved before the removal of the occupation.

— Khaled Mashal

It's the guided thought that conquers; not the guided missile.

— Helen Nielsen

It is easier to brave and threaten, than to conquer an enemy.

— Napoleon Bonaparte