1750 – 1815 CE
Revolution and empire — America, France, and the birth of modern warfare.
An army marches on its stomach.
— Napoleon Bonaparte
"An army marches on its stomach."
Discipline is the soul of an army.
— George Washington
"Discipline is the soul of an army."
Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
"He who defends everything defends nothing."
Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.
— Frederick the Great
"Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments."
Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.
— Carl von Clausewitz
"Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult."
The moral is to the physical as three is to one.
"The moral is to the physical as three is to one."
War is merely the continuation of policy by other means.
"War is merely the continuation of policy by other means."
"To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace."
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