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"The tank, the submarine, the torpedo, the machine-gun, even the rifle and the hand grenade are still in use."

"I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious."

"Why have we built warships to bring home peace?"
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"Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain."

"Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating."

"Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead."

"If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles."

"War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means."
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