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In reality, reason has had a greater influence than fortune on the issue of wars that have most influenced history. Creative thought has often counted for more than courage; for more, even, than gifted leadership. It is a romantic habit to ascribe to a flash of inspiration in battle what more truly has been due to seeds long sown—to the previous de

Les galons, ni les cheveux blancs ne sont une assurance qui vaille l’intégrité des muscles, la rapidité de décision, l’amour réfléchi du risque qui donnent la victoire. Mais cette question dépasse le cadre syrien, car si la France trébuche un jour, ne sera-ce point pour ne pas avoir fait assez confiance à sa jeunesse ?

No army would charge into battle without understanding the battlefront. It would be mass suicide. Yet, many of us do this daily with our work.

‘The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.’