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B. H. Liddell Hart Quotes: War is always a matter of doing evil in the hope that good may come of it.
         

War is always a matter of doing evil in the hope that good may come of it.


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The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.

The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.



In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.

In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.



If you want peace, understand war.

If you want peace, understand war.



The most dangerous error is failure to recognize our own tendency to error.

The most dangerous error is failure to recognize our own tendency to error.



Ensure that both plan and dispositions are flexible, adaptable to circumstances. Your plan should foresee and provide for a next step in case of success or failure.

Ensure that both plan and dispositions are flexible, adaptable to circumstances. Your plan should foresee and provide for a next step in case of success or failure.



The profoundest truth of war is that the issue of battle is usually decided in the minds of the opposing commanders, not in the bodies of their men.

The profoundest truth of war is that the issue of battle is usually decided in the minds of the opposing commanders, not in the bodies of their men.



The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion in war.

The downfall of civilized states tends to come not from the direct assaults of foes, but from internal decay combined with the consequences of exhaustion in war.



The most effective indirect approach is one that lures or startles the opponent into a false move - so that, as in ju-jitsu, his own effort is turned into the lever of his overthrow.

The most effective indirect approach is one that lures or startles the opponent into a false move - so that, as in ju-jitsu, his own effort is turned into the lever of his overthrow.



A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.



Air Power is, above all, a psychological weapon - and only short-sighted soldiers, too battle-minded, underrate the importance of psychological factors in war.

Air Power is, above all, a psychological weapon - and only short-sighted soldiers, too battle-minded, underrate the importance of psychological factors in war.





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But I won't work with the exact same crew film after film because I feel the work would get a little complacent.



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