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The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Military, War, Essence
Lecture notes 1899-1902, in R. H. Bacon Life of Lord Fisher (1929) vol. 1, ch. 7
The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.