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-> No one, not even one such as I, can anticipate every possible outcome of battle. My words are not some holy writ that must be obeyed. There must always be room for personal initiative on the battlefield. You and I both know how one spark of heroism can turn the tide of battle. That knowledge and personal experience can only be earned in blood, and the leader in the field must always be the ultimate arbiter of what course of action should be followed.

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-> ->'' No one, not even one such as I, can anticipate every possible outcome of battle. My words are not some holy writ that must be obeyed. There must always be room for personal initiative on the battlefield. You and I both know how one spark of heroism can turn the tide of battle. That knowledge and personal experience can only be earned in blood, and the leader in the field must always be the ultimate arbiter of what course of action should be followed.''



-> It is always useful to face an enemy who is [[NotAfraidToDie prepared to die]] for his country. This means that both he and you have exactly the same aim in mind.
--> '''General Tacticus''', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''

-> "Don't bother your head about all them things, my lad. There's only one principle of war, and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quick as you can, and as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'!"
--> A sergeant-major upon finding the future Field Marshal Bill Slim reading a Big Book Of War

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-> It ''It is always useful to face an enemy who is [[NotAfraidToDie prepared to die]] for his country. This means that both he and you have exactly the same aim in mind.
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'''General Tacticus''', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''

-> "Don't ''"Don't bother your head about all them things, my lad. There's only one principle of war, and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quick as you can, and as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'!"
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sergeant-major upon finding the future Field Marshal Bill Slim reading a Big Book Of War
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-> It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country. This means that both he and you have exactly the same aim in mind.

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-> It is always useful to face an enemy who is [[NotAfraidToDie prepared to die die]] for his country. This means that both he and you have exactly the same aim in mind.
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--> General Tacticus, ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''

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--> General Tacticus, '''General Tacticus''', ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
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->-- ''Beyond the High Road'' ([[Literature/ForgottenRealms Cormyr Saga]]) by Troy Denning

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->-- -->-- ''Beyond the High Road'' ([[Literature/ForgottenRealms Cormyr Saga]]) by Troy Denning
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->-- ''Beyond the High Road'' ([[ForgottenRealms Cormyr Saga]]) by Troy Denning

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->-- ''Beyond the High Road'' ([[ForgottenRealms ([[Literature/ForgottenRealms Cormyr Saga]]) by Troy Denning



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-> No one, not even one such as I, can anticipate every possible outcome of battle. My words are not some holy writ that must be obeyed. There must always be room for personal initiative on the battlefield. You and I both know how one spark of heroism can turn the tide of battle. That knowledge and personal experience can only be earned in blood, and the leader in the field must always be the ultimate arbiter of what course of action should be followed.
-->-- '''Roboute Guilliman''', author of the Codex Astartes, ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''
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--> A sergeant-major to the future Field Marshal Bill Slim

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--> A sergeant-major to upon finding the future Field Marshal Bill SlimSlim reading a Big Book Of War
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-> There's only one principle of war, and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quick as you can, and as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'!
--> Field Marshal William Slim

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-> "Don't bother your head about all them things, my lad. There's only one principle of war, and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quick as you can, and as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'!
lookin'!"
--> A sergeant-major to the future Field Marshal William Bill Slim
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--> Field Marshal William Slim

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-->-- ''{{Warhammer 40000}}''

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-->-- ''{{Warhammer ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}''



--> General Tacticus, ''{{Discworld}}''

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--> General Tacticus, ''{{Discworld}}''
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-> It is always useful to face an enemy who is prepared to die for his country. This means that both he and you have exactly the same aim in mind.
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