Helmuth von Moltke the Elder quotes

“No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force,”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Source : "Moltke on the Art of War: Selected Writings" by Daniel J. Hughes and Harry Bell, (p. 92), 1993.

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“Eternal peace is a dream - and not even a beautiful one.”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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“The Jews form a state, and, obeying their own laws, they evade those of their host country. the Jews always considered an oath regarding a Christian not binding. During the Campaign of 1812 the Jews were spies, they were paid by both sides, they betrayed both sides. It is seldom that the police investigate a robbery in which a Jew is not found either to be an accomplice or a receiver.”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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“Strategy is a system of expedients”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

Source : "Moltke on the Art of War: Selected Writings". Book by Daniel J. Hughe, p. 124, 1993.

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“In the last analysis, luck comes only to the well prepared.”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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“The surest way of achieving your goal is through the single-minded pursuit of simple actions.”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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“Strategy is a system of makeshifts. Is is more than a science. It is bringing knowledge to bear on practical life, the further elaboration of an original guiding idea under constantly changing circumstances. It is the art of acting under the pressure of the most demanding conditions...That is why general principles, rules derived from them, and systems based on these rules cannot possibly have any value for strategy.”
-- Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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“This is not the first time in my life where you know going into a job that you're going to hear in stereo what was wrong with what you did.”

“The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him.”

“No, you can’t force other people to change. You can, however, change just about everything else. And usually, that’s enough.”

“There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them.”

“To attain our aim we should stop at nothing even if we must join forces with the devil.”

“TAKE, v.t. To acquire, frequently by force but preferably by stealth.”

“Hamas is simply continuing all its operations. And Israel will not let this terror operation decide when it's convenient for them and not convenient for them to attack our people.”

“I co-own the ranch with my brother, and he and his wife are really the backbone of the operation.”

Source : "A Minute With: Bill Pullman about 'Torchwood'". Interview with Iain Blair, www.reuters.com. July 6, 2011.

“It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them; but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour.”

Source : Charles Sturt (1834). “Two expeditions into the interior of Southern Australia: during the years 1828, 1829, 1830 and 1831 with observations on ... New South Wales”, p.68

“If I cannot trust someone's judgment, I cannot ask others to do so, and I would not place him at the head of my political operation.”