There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fel… — William J. Slim

There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'.

William J. Slim

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When you are winning a war almost everything that happens can be claimed to be right and wise. — Winston Churchill
An election is a moral horror, as bad as a battle except for the blood; a mud bath for every soul concerned in it. — George Bernard Shaw
The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got. — George W. Bush
When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder. — William J. Slim
Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage. — William J. Slim
The dominant feeling of the battlefield is loneliness. — William J. Slim