The urge to gain release from tension by action is a precipitating cause of war..

In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive dr….

The theory of the indirect approach operates on the line of least expectation..

[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself produce the decision, its cont….

The nearer the cutting off point lies to the main force of the enemy, the more immediate the effect; whereas the closer to the strategic base it take….

In war, the chief incalculable is the human will..

The unexpected cannot guarantee success, but it guarantees the best chance of success..

Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent..

The hydrogen bomb is not the answer to the Western peoples' dream of full and final insurance of their security ... While it has increased their stri….

In a campaign against more than one state or army, it is more fruitful to concentrate first against the weaker partner than to attempt the overthrow ….

For whoever habitually suppresses the truth in the interests of tact will produce a deformity from the womb of his thought..

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

I used to think that the causes of war were predominantly economic. I came to think that they were more psychological. I am now coming to think that ….

The predominance of moral factors in all military decisions. On them constantly turns the issue of war and battle. In the history of war they form th….

A commander should have a profound understanding of human nature, the knack of smoothing out troubles, the power of winning affection while communica….

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

Opposition to the truth is inevitable, especially if it takes the form of a new idea, but the degree of resistance can be diminished- by giving thoug….

While the nominal strength of a country is represented by its numbers and resources, this muscular development is dependent on the state of its inter….

The easiest and quickest path into the esteem of traditional military authorities is by the appeal to the eye, rather than to the mind. The `polish a….

In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law ….

Air forces offered the possibility of striking a the enemy's economic and moral centres without having first to achieve 'the destruction of the enemy….