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The art of the indirect approach can only be mastered, and its full scope appreciated, by study of and reflection upon the whole history of war. But we can at least crystallize the lessons into two simple maxims- one negative, the other positive. The first is that, in face of the overwhelming evidence of history, no general is justified in launching his troops to a direct attack upon an enemy firmly in position. The second, that instead of seeking to upset the enemy's equilibrium by one's attack, it must be upset before a real attack is, or can be successfully launched.

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

...one of the most notable characteristics of any Age of Conflict is the effort to achieve economic expansion by political rather than by economic means.

In modern war, the longest purse decides oftener than the longest sword.

These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder.

Laywers, I suppose, were children once.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying "Nice doggie" until you can find a rock.

Sir, I would rather be right than be President.

Tauzin backs term limits -- But he thinks it's a bad idea.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

The crime bill passed by the Senate would reinstate the Federal death penalty for certain violent crimes: assassinating the President; hijacking an airliner; and murdering a government poultry inspector.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it, misdiagnosing it, and then misapplying the wrong remedies.

Intelligence has nothing to do with politics.

We do not have censorship. What we have is a limitation on what newspapers can report.

If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.

That government is best which governs least.

Don't steal. The government hates competition.

Crime wouldn't pay if the government ran it.

Crime, like disease, is not interesting; it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all about it.