War Is Not An Exercise

Although Our Intellect Always Longs For Clarity And Certainty, Our Nature Often Finds Uncertainty Fascinating.

Only The Element Of Chance Is Needed To Make War A Gamble, And That Element Is Never Absent.

In The Whole Range Of Human Activities, War Most Closely Resembles A Game Of Cards.

In War, Where Imperfect Intelligence, The Threat Of A Catastrophe, And The Number Of Accidents Are Incomparably Greater Than Any Other Human Endeavor, The Amount Of Missed Opportunities, So To Speak, Is Therefore Bound To Be Greater.

In War More Than Anywhere Else, Things Do Not Turn Out As We Expect.