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01Undated

The idea that a war can be won by standing on the defensive and waiting for the enemy to attack is a dangerous fallacy, which owes its inception to the desire to evade the price of victory.

Douglas Haig / quote

02Undated

Obviously, the greater the length of a war the higher is likely to be the number of casualties in it on either side.

Douglas Haig / quote