Appeals Quote by B. H. Liddell Hart

“The easiest and quickest path into the esteem of traditional military authorities is by the appeal to the eye, rather than to the mind. The 'polish and pipeclay' school is not yet extinct, and it is easier for the mediocre intelligence to become an authority on buttons, than on tactics.” quote by B. H. Liddell Hart — Download Open image

“The easiest and quickest path into the esteem of traditional military authorities is by the appeal to the eye, rather than to the mind. The 'polish and pipeclay' school is not yet extinct, and it is easier for the mediocre intelligence to become an authority on buttons, than on tactics.”

B. H. Liddell Hart

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