Commanders Quote by Carl von Clausewitz

“The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish by that test…

— Carl von Clausewitz

Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper or safe judges, whether a war ought to be…

— James Madison

“There were still choices to be made, decisions to reach, actions to take. Many of them. But in one...single declaration of intent, we stepped…

— Diana Gabaldon

“War, I concluded, paralyzes people’s power of judgment.”

— Masuji Ibuse

In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a…

— Thomas Aquinas

“The ends for which we fight are changing from the hard objectives that decide a political outcome to those of establishing conditions in which…

— Rupert Smith

“Those who are to conduct a war cannot in the nature of things, be proper or safe judges, whether a war ought to be…

— James Madison

“On this question of war, three things are to be considered. First, the rights of declaring it: secondly, the expense of supporting it: thirdly,…

— Thomas Paine

Judgments that give an impression that we can disregard the Constitution for political expediency, or to solve what we regard as current problems, set…

— Jacob Zuma

Defense is the first act of war.

— Byron Katie

“nothing is more difficult in war than to adhere to a single strategic plan” and to resist the “constant temptation to desert the chosen…

— Rick Atkinson

When we contend, let us contend for all our rights - the doubtful and the certain, the unimportant and essential. It is as easy…

— John C. Calhoun