Quote by Thomas Paine

An army of principles will penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

— Thomas Paine

An army of principles can penetrate where an army of soldiers cannot.

— Thomas Paine

“One resists the invasion of armies; one does not resist the invasion of ideas. a”

— Victor Hugo

“Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive.”

— Sun Tzu

“When an invading force crosses a river in its onward march, do not advance to meet it in mid-stream.  It will be best to…

— Sun Tzu

“There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world , and that is an idea whose time has come”

— Victor Hugo

“conquer an army’s heart and the battle is already won.”

— Morgan Rice

One can resist the invasion of an army but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.

— Victor Hugo

“If sheer strength is your only contribution to war, you will ultimately be defeated.”

— Justin Weisner Starks

“The undeniable tactical skills and successes of the twentieth-century German military often obscure a greater truth: in wars the Germans always met defeat.”

— Geoffrey Jensen

“By discovering the enemy’s dispositions and remaining invisible ourselves, we can keep our forces concentrated, while the enemy’s must be divided.”

— Sun Tzu

“Send anyone who preaches war to a special frontline legion -into the assault, into the attack, ahead of everyone.”

— Leo Tolstoy