Ferdinand Foch

“The will to conquer is the first condition of victory.”

“Victory is a thing of the will.”

“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.”

“No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force.”

“The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.”

“I am not waging war for the sake of waging war. I am waging war to make peace.”

“An army is to a chief what a sword is to a soldier.”

“This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.”

“A battle won is a battle in which one will not confess oneself beaten.”

“Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value.”

“Hard pressed on my right. My center is yielding. Impossible to maneuver. Situation excellent. I am attacking.”

“To be victorious is to be able to dictate peace.”