Choice Quote by John Mearsheimer

“This is War Strategy 101: the aggressor takes a small step across the line, then waits for the result. Does he get appeasement or…

— A.G. Riddle

In conflict, straightforward actions generally lead to engagement, surprising actions generally lead to victory.

— Sun Tzu

Aggressive conduct, if allowed to go unchecked and unchallenged, ultimately leads to war.

— John F. Kennedy

All warfare is based on deception. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight and if not:…

— Sun Tzu

In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.

— Ferdinand Foch

The final outcome of a war is often determined by the degree of initiative shown on each side.

— Chiang Kai-shek

War is the unfolding of miscalculations.

— Barbara Tuchman

There are only two cases in which war is just: first, in order to resist the aggression of an enemy, and second, in order…

— Anonymous

Every action is seen to fall into one of three main categories, guarding, hitting, or moving. Here, then, are the elements of combat, whether…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

“[Wars] can come in different shapes and guises, but always wars come in increments. I am convinced there are steps, and that once these…

— Dave Eggers

“Warfare is now an interlocking system of actions—political, economic, psychological, military—that aims at the overthrow of the established authority in a country and its…

— Roger Trinquier

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary - public authority, just cause, right motive.

— Ernest Hemingway