“The first casualty of any battle is the plan of attack.”
“Freedom is often the first casualty of war.”
“The first casualty when war comes is truth.”
“The first casualty of hitting rock bottom is vanity.”
“Attack is the secret of defense; defense is the planning of an attack.”
“A battle is won by the side that is absolutely determined to win. Why did we lose the battle of Austerlitz? Our casualties were about the same as those of the French, but we had told ourselves early in the day that the battle was lost, so it was lost.”