Quote #5

This is not a peace. It is an armistice for 20 years.

More from Ferdinand Foch

  1. A radish will never stand in the way of victory.
  2. In tactics, action is the governing rule of war.
  3. I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.
  4. One does simply what one can in order to apply what one knows.
  5. The most powerful weapon on earth is the human soul on fire.
  6. The laurels of victory are at the point of the enemy bayonets. They must be plucked there; they must be carried by a hand-to-hand fight if …
  7. Mon centre cede, ma droite recule, situation excellente, j'attaque.
  8. A beaten general is disgraced forever.

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