So we have had to dispense with the indispensable.

The great defence against aerial menace is to attack the enemy's aircraft as near as possible to their point of departure.

There is no merit in putting off a war for a year if, when it comes, it is far worse or much harder to win.

In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so, it is folly not to work for it with all your might.

The shortest road to ruin is to emulate the methods of your adversary.

Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even should they rarely stick to their plan.