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B.H. Liddell Hart, An English soldier and military historian, wounded on the Somme, whose survey of twenty-five centuries of, gets quoted everywhere and sourced almost nowhere. The 6 quotes below are different: each one is checked word for word against the cited work, starting with B.H. Liddell Hart, Strategy: The Indirect Approach, not copied from aggregator sites that pass misattributions along. The source is named under every line, so you can trace each quote back to the page it came from.
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On letting go of a strategy that used to work:
The only thing harder than getting a new idea into the military mind is to get an old one out.B.H. Liddell Hart, B.H. Liddell Hart, Thoughts on War
On adjusting your approach when circumstances change:
Adaptability is the law which governs survival in war as in life.B.H. Liddell Hart, B.H. Liddell Hart, Thoughts on War
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On taking the slower path that actually works:
In strategy, the longest way round is often the shortest way there.B.H. Liddell Hart, B.H. Liddell Hart, Strategy: The Indirect Approach
On knowing what winning is actually for:
The object of war is a better state of peace.B.H. Liddell Hart, B.H. Liddell Hart, Strategy: The Indirect Approach
On staying flexible about the plan but firm on the goal:
Keep your object always in mind, while adapting your plan to circumstances.B.H. Liddell Hart, B.H. Liddell Hart, Strategy: The Indirect Approach
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On why change happens slower than the mistakes that force it:
History is the record of man's steps and slips, showing us that the steps have been slow and slight, the slips sudden and startling.B.H. Liddell Hart, B.H. Liddell Hart, Why Don't We Learn From History