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Historical literature1 quote
Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip, and Germans, no less than other peoples, prepare for the last war. — Barbara Tuchman · 1962Philosophical literature1 quote
The commonwealth of Venice in their armory have this inscription: "Happy is that city which in time of peace thinks of war." — Robert Burton · 1621Political literature1 quote
A war regarded as inevitable or even probable, and therefore much prepared for, has a very good chance of eventually being fought. — George F. Kennan · 1977