Moltke The Elder Quotes & Sayings
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The Jews form a state, and, obeying their own laws, they evade those of their host country. the Jews always considered an oath regarding a Christian not binding. During the Campaign of 1812 the Jews were spies, they were paid by both sides, they betrayed both sides. It is seldom that the police investigate a robbery in which a Jew is not found either to be an accomplice or a receiver. — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
Knowing the superiors' intentions, however, is a prerequisite for the successful employment of the famous Auftragstaktik, a cornerstone of the German military culture that will be more closely discussed later. Moltke the Elder is one of the earliest proponents of this revolutionary concept. As early as 1858 he remarked at the annual Great General Staff war games, which were traditionally held in a different part of Germany every year, that "as a rule an order should contain only what the subordinate for the achievement of his goals cannot determine on his own."52 Everything else was to be left to the commander on the spot. — Jorg Muth
The surest way of achieving your goal is through the single-minded pursuit of simple actions. — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
Eternal peace is a dream - and not even a beautiful one. — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
No plan of operations extends with any certainty beyond the first contact with the main hostile force, — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
Strategy is a system of expedients — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
In the last analysis, luck comes only to the well prepared. — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder
Strategy is a system of makeshifts. Is is more than a science. It is bringing knowledge to bear on practical life, the further elaboration of an original guiding idea under constantly changing circumstances. It is the art of acting under the pressure of the most demanding conditions ... That is why general principles, rules derived from them, and systems based on these rules cannot possibly have any value for strategy. — Helmuth Von Moltke The Elder