Total War Quotes - Page 7

• When the sword is once drawn, the passions of men observe no bounds of moderation.

  Alexander Hamilton

  Passion, Men, Moderation

  Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Quentin P. Taylor, John Jay (1998). “The Essential Federalist: A New Reading of the Federalist Papers”, p.168, Rowman & Littlefield

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• Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.

  Benjamin Franklin

  War, Men, May

  Benjamin Franklin (1905). “The Life of Benjamin Franklin: Written by Himself. Now First Edited from Original Manuscripts and from His Printed Correspondence and Other Writings”

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• There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.

  Benjamin Franklin

  War, Fall, Government

  Benjamin Franklin, William-Temple Franklin (1818). “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of (the Same), Continued to the Time of His Death by William Temple Franklin. - London, H. Colburn 1818”, p.128

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• There's only one truth about war: people die.

  Richard Brinsley Sheridan

  Military, War, People

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• Hail to the Chief who in triumph advances!

  Walter Scott

  War, Triumph, Hail

  "The Complete Poetry of Sir Walter Scott".

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• To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad is better than to destroy them. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the supreme of excellence. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme excellence.

  Sun Tzu

  War, Military, Army

  Sun Tzu, Shang Yang (1997). “The Art of War”, p.25, Wordsworth Editions

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• If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.

  Thomas Jefferson

  War, Independence, Liberty

  Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.45, Modern Library

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• Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.

  Alexander Hamilton

  Passion, Men, Justice

  The Federalist no. 15 (1788)

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• From such beginnings of governments, what could be expected, but a continual system of war and extortion?

  Thomas Paine

  War, Government, Extortion

  Thomas Paine (1852). “The Rights of Man: With a Brief Historical Preface”, p.109

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• In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.

  Immanuel Kant

  Inspirational, Trust, Betrayal

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• Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one's share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.

  Herodotus

  Heart, Evil, Suffering

  Herodotus, George Rawlinson (1996). “Histories”, p.533, Wordsworth Editions

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• When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.

  Alexander Suvorov

  Military, War, Cutting

  "The Book of Military Quotations". Book by Peter G. Tsouras, p. 124, 2005.

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• Win with ability, not with numbers.

  Alexander Suvorov

  Military, War, Winning

  "Military Pedagogy - A Soviet View". Book by A.M. Danchenko and I.F. Vydrin, 1973.

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• No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it.

  Winston Churchill

  Success, War, Congratulations

  Letter to Lord Wavell, 26 Nov. 1940, in Second World War (1949) vol. 2, ch. 27

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• Strange, that I came into the world with nothing, and now I am going away with this stupendous caravan of sin! Wherever I look, I see only God... I have sinned terribly, and I do not know what punishment awaits me.

  Aurangzeb

  War, Punishment, Going Away

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• The cunning of the fox is as murderous as the violence of the wolf.

  Thomas Paine

  War, Violence, Foxes

  Thomas Paine, John P. Kaminski (2002). “Citizen Paine: Thomas Paine's Thoughts on Man, Government, Society, and Religion”, p.76, Rowman & Littlefield

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• I have resolved never to start an unjust war, but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies.

  Charles XII of Sweden

  War, Historical, Enemy

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• War's a game, which, were their subjects wise, Kings would not play at.

  William Cowper

  Wise, Kings, War

  'The Task' (1785) bk. 5 'The Winter Morning Walk' l. 187

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• Admirals extolled for standing still, or doing nothing with a deal of skill.

  William Cowper

  War, Skills, Doing Nothing

  'Table Talk' (1782) l. 192

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• I am about to - or I am going to - die; either expression is correct.

  Dominique Bouhours

  Funny, War, Humor

  "Mother Tongue". Book by Bill Bryson, July 1990.

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• What, do they run already? Then I die happy.

  James Wolfe

  Running, War, Dies

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• One minute can decide the outcome of the battle, one hour - the outcome of the campaign, and one day - the fate of the country.

  Alexander Suvorov

  Country, Military, War

  "Encyclopedia of Russian History" by James R. Millar, Soviet Union, (p. 1504), 2004.

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• Let him who desires peace prepare for war.

  Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus

  Peace, Military, War

  Epitoma Rei Militaris bk. 3, prologue See Aristotle 4

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• In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Thomas Jefferson (2013). “The Jefferson Bible [annotated]: Original Old English Version and Modern Updates to The Jefferson Bible”, p.139, BookBaby

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• All mankind is divided into three classes: those that are immovable, those that are movable, and those that move.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Motivational, Attitude, War

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