Brilliant Quote by Mildred Cable

If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war…

— Carl von Clausewitz

The great wars of the present age are the effects of the study of history.

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Only great and general battles can produce great results

— Carl von Clausewitz

In my world, history comes down to language and art. No one cares much about what battles were fought, who won them and who…

— Theodore Bikel

The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the…

— Duke of Wellington

There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.

— Michel de Montaigne

“History alone looks upon war as a grand achievement; all else look upon it as a dreadful last resort.”

— Dennis L. McKiernan

Humankind has understood history as a series of battles because, to this day, it regards conflict as the central facet of life.

— Anton Chekhov

I knew from history that war comes with frightening regularity, often fought over the same ground and similar causes as previous conflicts.

— Stanley A. McChrystal

History has been the history of warfare.

— Godfrey Reggio

History offers examples of winning in diplomacy after losing in war.

— Shigeru Yoshida

There are many victories worse than a defeat.

— George Eliot