B. H. Liddell Hart

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

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

Guerrilla war is a kind of war waged by the few but dependent on the support of many.

Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.

Helplessness induces hopelessness, and history attests that loss of hope and not loss of lives is what decides the issue of war.