"Jackson possessed the brutality essential in war; Lee……" — J F C Fuller
"Jackson possessed the brutality essential in war; Lee did not. He could clasp the hand of a wounded enemy, whilst Jackson ground his teeth and murmured, 'No quarter to the violators of our homes and firesides', and when someone deplored the necessity of destroying so many brave men, he exclaimed: 'No, shoot them all, I do not wish them to be brave.'"
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J F C Fuller
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14 Quotes by J F C Fuller
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The strongest army in the world [the French] facing no more than twenty-six [German] divisions, sitting still and sheltering behind…
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Discipline is no longer literal obedience but intelligent obedience, for discipline aims at obedience coupled with activity of will. Once…
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The governments of the Western nations, whether monarchical or republican, had passed into the invisible hands of a plutocracy, international…
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Air warfare is a shot through the brain, not a hacking to pieces of the enemy's body.
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To me our bombing policy appears to be suicidal. Not because it does not do vast damage to our enemy,…
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As the aeroplane is the most mobile weapon we possess, it is destined to become the dominant offensive arm of…
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In the World War [WW1] nothing was more dreadful to witness than a chain of men starting with a battalion…
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It is absolutely true in war, were other things equal, that numbers, whether men, shells, bombs, etc., would be supreme.…
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National armies fight nations, royal armies fight their like, the first obey a mob, always demented and the second a…
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What thrust us into war were not Hitler's political teachings: the cause, this time, was his successful attempt to establish…
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Adherence to dogmas has destroyed more armies and cost more battles than anything in war.
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Artillery conquers and infantry occupies.
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