“Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory even more are false, and most are uncertain.”
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Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.
It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.
