Ball game Quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower

It seems to me an utterly futile task to prescribe rules and limitations for the conduct of war. War is not a game; hence…

— Albert Einstein

In war, while everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult. Difficulties accumulate and produce frictions which no one can comprehend who has…

— Carl von Clausewitz

Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that…

— Carl von Clausewitz

“Every war and conflict that the United States enters has its own ROE [rules of engagement]. Contrary to what most people think, the U.S.…

— Michael DeLong

War is only a sort of dramatic representation, a sort of dramatic symbol of a thousand forms of duty. I fancy that it is…

— Woodrow Wilson

Being a soldier [in the wars of modern power politics] was like being on a team in a sport that drew no crowds, except…

— Dan Wakefield

In a war the aggressor sets the rules.

— Rush Limbaugh

War is a crucial, deeply ingrained part of human history. It has to be understood.

— Margaret MacMillan

War is not a polite recreation but the vilest thing in life, and we ought to understand that and not play at war.

— Leo Tolstoy

I grew up knowing only war, so for me, it was the way things were. It wasn't pleasant by any means.

— Julie Andrews

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is…

— Karl Von Clausewitz

First of all, war is a very, very difficult thing to deal with, even on the good days.

— Saxby Chambliss