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On War 1 |
Clausewitz |
To study war is like having a
swimming lesson on dry land: one can see the strokes clearly but one must
also recognize that things will be different in the water. |
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On War 2 |
Clausewitz |
War is not a mere act of policy
but a true political instrument, a continuation of political activity by
other mean ... The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching
it, and means can never be considered in isolation from their purpose. |
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Eisen und Blut |
Otto von Bismarck |
Nicht durch Reden und
Majoritätsbeschlüsse werden die großen Fragen der Zeit entschieden -- das
ist der Fehler von 1848 und 1849 gewesen -- sondern durch Eisen und Blut. |
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Three Levels of Secret |
Adolf Hitler |
Hitler once said: I have three levels
of secret. First level, I only share it with my closest advisers; Second
level, I keep it to myself; Third level, I don't even think about it. |
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Hitler Ads |
Adolf Hitler |
What the king conquered, what
the prince shaped, what the field marshall saved, what the soldier united. |
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Great Leader |
Adolf Hitler |
The combination of
theoretician, organizer, and leader in one person is the rarest thing that
can be found on this earth. This combination makes the great man. |
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History |
Polybius |
The most instructive method of
learning is to recall the catastrophe of others. |
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History |
George Santayana |
Those who cannot remember the past are
condemned to repeat it. |
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Problem with Supervision |
Upton Sinclair |
"It is difficult to get a man
to understand something," wrote Upton Sinclair, "when his salary depends
upon his not understanding it." |
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Ozone Hole |
James Watt |
Old hands recalled the days of
James Watt, the interior secretary back in the 1980's. When scientists
discovered that industrial chemicals were depleting the earth's protective
ozone layer, Mr. Watt suggested that people wear hats, sunscreen and dark
glasses. |
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Option trade |
LTCM Movie |
If you happen to be walking in
an open field and you get shot by a lightning bolt, you can blame that to
bad luck. But if your business is to walk in a thunderstorm, then perhaps
you should prepare to get shot at anytime. |
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Sun and Death
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La Roceefoucauld
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Two things man can't look between the
eyes for too long, the sun and death.
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