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If one side uses force without compunction, undeterred by the bloodshed it involves, while the other side refrains, the first will gain the upper hand.

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" Everything is governed by a supreme law, the decision by force of arms. "

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" If the opponent does seek battle, this recourse can never be denied him. A commander who prefers another strategy must first be sure that his opponent either will not appeal to that supreme tribunal - force - or that he will lose the verdict if he does. "

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" Everything is governed by a supreme law, the decision by force of arms. T o sum up: of all the possible aims in the war, the destruction of the enemy's armed forces always appears as the highest. "

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" Destruction of the enemy's force is only a means to an end, a secondary matter. If a mere demonstration is enough to cause the enemy to abandon his position, the objective has been achieved. "

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" In our plan of battle we must set this great aim: the attack on a large enemy column and its complete destruction. If our aim is low, while that of the enemy is high, we will naturally get the worst ofit. We are pennywise and pound-foolish. "

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" There is no higher and simpler law of strategy than that of keeping one's forces concentrated, . to be very strong; first in general, and then at the decisive point. "

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" Let us admit that boldness in war even has its own prerogatives. It must be granted a certain power over and above successful calculations involving space, time, and magnitude of forces, for whenever it is superior, it will take advantage of its opponent's weakness. In other words, it is a genuinely creative force. "

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" Strategy, besides indicating the decisive points of a theater of war, requires two things: 1st, that the principal mass of the force be moved against fractions of the enemy's, to attack them in succession; 2nd, that the best direction of movement be adopted, that is to say, one leading straight to the decisive points already known. "

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" Since in war too small an effort can result not just in failure but in positive harm, each side is driven to outdo the other, which sets up an interaction. "

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" We are not interested in generals who win victories without bloodshed. The fact that slaughter is a horrifying spectacle must make us take war more seriously, but not provide an excuse for gradually blunting our swords in the name of humanity. Sooner or later someone will come along with a sharp sword and hack off our arms. "

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