J. F. C. Fuller

“The moral is to the physical as three to one.”

“Tools, or weapons, if only the right ones can be found, are 99 per cent of victory.”

“To aim at the moral of the enemy, and not at his men, is the true goal of the art of war.”

“The military don't start wars. Politicians start wars.”

“To me the tank is a weapon of demolition. It is a mobile battering ram, and its main object is to create a breach in the enemy's line.”

“The object of war is to attain a better peace.”

“In war, the chief incalculable is the human will.”

“A war is not lost until you consider it lost.”

“Mobility, protective power, and offensive power are the three chief military attributes of a fighting machine.”

“First, be a profound student of war, then, a profound student of history.”

“Professional soldiers are not necessarily militarists. A militarist is a man who believes that war is a noble and desirable activity.”