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A complacent satisfaction with...

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

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

Loss of hope rather than loss ...

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

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

Helplessness induces hopelessn...

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

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

An army should always be so di...

An army should always be so distributed that its parts can aid each other and combine to produce the maximum possible concentration of force at one place, while the minimum force necessary is used elsewhere to prepare the success of the concentration.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The nearer the cutting off poi...

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 takes place, the greater the effect.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

War is always a matter of doin...

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

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The downfall of civilized stat...

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.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

It is folly to imagine that th...

It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off ... since the payment of danegeld stimulates a demand for more danegeld. But they can be curbed. Their very belief in force makes them more susceptible to the deterrent effect of a formidable opposing force.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

It is only to clear from histo...

It is only to clear from history that states rarely keep faith with each other, save in so far (and so long) as their promises seem to them to combine with their interests.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

If you find your opponent in a...

If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

Inflict the least possible per...

Inflict the least possible permanent injury, for the enemy of to-day is the customer of the morrow and the ally of the future

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

Air forces offered the possibi...

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's main forces on the battlefield'. Air-power might attain a direct end by indirect means - hopping over opposition instead of overthrowing it.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The unexpected cannot guarante...

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

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

In any problem where an opposi...

In any problem where an opposing force exists and cannot be regulated, one must foresee and provide for alternative courses. Adaptability is the law which governs survival in war as in life ... To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it; the best chance of overcoming such obstruction is to have a plan that can be easily varied to fit the circumstances met.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

While hitting one must guard ....

While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The higher level of grand stra...

The higher level of grand strategy [is] that of conducting war with a far-sighted regard to the state of the peace that will follow.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The blurring of the line betwe...

The blurring of the line between policy and strategy] encouraged soldiers to make the preposterous claim that policy should be subservient to their conduct of operations, and (especially in democratic countries) it drew the statesman on to overstep the definite border of his sphere and interfere with his military employees in the actual use of their tools.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

With growing experience, all s...

With growing experience, all skillful commanders sought to profit by the power of the defensive, even when on the offensive.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The more closely [the German a...

The more closely [the German army] converged on [Stalingrad], the narrower became their scope for tactical manoeuvre as a lever in loosening resistance. By contrast, the narrowing of the frontage made it easier for the defender to switch his local reserves to any threatened point on the defensive arc.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

The more usual reason for adop...

The more usual reason for adopting a strategy of limited aim is that of awaiting a change in the balance of force ... The essential condition of such a strategy is that the drain on him should be disproportionately greater than on oneself.

Basil Henry Liddell Hart 26 quotes

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