More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.

The secret of war lies in the communications.

In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.

We are waging war as generous enemies, and we wish only to crush the tyrants who enslave you.

The Princes of this house have abandoned their capital, not like soldiers of honour who cede to the circumstances and setbacks of the war, but like the perjured who are pursued by their own remorse.

Nothing is so important in war as an undivided command.