Military strategy

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Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake.

Napoleon Bonaparte

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Military strategy

Author

Napoleon Bonaparte

Source

History of Europe

Language

French

Time

1805 1800s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Bonaparte, Napoleon. Quoted in History of Europe from the Commencement of the French Revolution in 1789 to the Restoration of the Bourbons in 1815, written by Archibald Alison. Vol. 5, Paris: Baudry's European Library, 1841.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

Douglas MacArthur

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Going to war Military strategy

Speaker

Douglas MacArthur

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

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Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Keynote address at the Republican National Convention. Republican National Convention. 7 July 1952, International Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA.

Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Military strategy

Author

Sun Tzu

Source

The Art of War

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Military treatise

Language

Chinese

Time

490 BC 490s BC 5th century BC

Authentication Score 1

Original Citation

Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 6.

Current Citation

Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 6.

To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Military strategy

Author

Sun Tzu

Source

The Art of War

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Military treatise

Language

Chinese

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Sun Tzu. 孫子兵法 [The Art of War]. c. 475 BC, ch. 3.

Current Citation

Sun Tzu. The Art of War: The Essential Translation of the Classic Book of Life, translated by John Minford. Penguin Classics, 2009, ch. 3.

Deterrence is the art of producing, in the mind of the enemy…the fear to attack!

Dr. Strangelove

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Deterrence Military strategy Strategy

Speaker

Dr. Strangelove

Actor

Peter Sellers

Source

Dr. Strangelove

Medium

Film

Genre

Black comedy (film) War (film) Black comedy War

Language

English

Time

1964 1960s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Dr. Strangelove. Directed by Stanley Kubrick, Hawk Films, 1964.

The history of failure in war can almost be summed up in two words: too late.

Douglas MacArthur

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Military strategy War

Speaker

Douglas MacArthur

Medium

Speech

Language

English

Time

1940 1940s 20th century

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Citation

MacArthur, Douglas. Statement on aid to Great Britain. 16 Sept. 1940.

Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: "Do not march on Moscow"...[Rule 2] is: "Do not go fighting with your land armies in China."

Bernard Montgomery

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Military strategy War

Speaker

Bernard Montgomery

Medium

Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Montgomery, Bernard Law. Speech in House of Lords. 30 May 1962, Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK.

When your enemies make mistakes, don't interrupt 'em.

Moneyball

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Topic

Military strategy Strategy Enemies

Speaker

Billy Beane

Actor

Brad Pitt

Source

Moneyball

Medium

Film

Genre

Biography (film) Biography

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Moneyball. Directed by Bennett Miller, Columbia Pictures/Scott Ruding Productions/Michael De Luca Productions/Rachael Horovitz Productions/Plan B Entertainment, 2011.

To be a good soldier you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.

Gettysburg

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Topic

The Army Military strategy The military

Speaker

General Robert E. Lee

Actor

Martin Sheen

Source

Gettysburg

Medium

Film

Genre

War (film) Epic (film) War Epic

Language

English

Time

1993 1990s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Gettysburg. Directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, Turner Pictures/TriStar Television/Esparza/Katz Productions, 1993.

All warfare is based on deception. Sun Tzu. If your enemy is superior, evade him. If angry, irritate him. If equally matched, fight, and if not, split and reevaluate.

Wall Street

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Topic

Military strategy Enemies

Speaker

Bud Fox

Actor

Charlie Sheen

Source

Wall Street

Medium

Film

Genre

Drama (film) Drama

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wall Street. Directed by Oliver Stone, American Entertainment Partners/American Films, 1987.

We are not only fighting hostile armies, but a hostile people, and must make old and young, rich and poor, feel the hard hand of war.

William Tecumseh Sherman

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American Civil War Military strategy

Author

William Tecumseh Sherman

Source

Letter to Henry W. Halleck

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1864 1860s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Sherman, William Tecumsch. Letter to Henry W. Halleck. 24 Dec. 1864.

Current Citation

Sherman, William Tecumsch. Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman. Vol. 2, Penguin Classics, 2000, ch. 21.

A good plan violenty executed now is better than a perfect plan next week.

George S. Patton

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Military strategy War

Author

George S. Patton

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1947 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Patton, George Smith. War As I Knew It. Houghton Mifflin Co., 1947, pt. 3.

Military force—especially when wielded by an outside power—just cannot bring order in a country that cannot govern itself.

Robert McNamara

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Military strategy Political theory War

Author

Robert McNamara

Language

English

Time

1995 1990s 20th century

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Citation

McNamara, Robert. In Retrospect: The Tragedy and Lessons of Vietnam. Random House, 1995. Originally published in the Daily Telegraph, 10 Apr. 1995.

I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

On Napoleon.

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Topic

Military strategy Great man theory of history

Speaker

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Language

English

Time

1831 1830s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Wellesley, Arthur. Spoken during a conversion with Philip Henry Stanhope. 2 Nov. 1831, England, UK.