#tactics

Democracy's a very fragile thing. You have to take care of democracy. As soon as you stop being responsible to it and allow it to turn into scare tactics, it's no longer democracy, is it? It's something else. It may be an inch away from totalitarianism. ↗

— Sam Shepard

#away #being #being responsible #care #democracy

Now that I have called you on your false accusation, you are using additional smear tactics. ↗

— George Soros

#additional #called #false #i #now

The skillful tactician may be likened to the shuai-jan. Now the shuai-jan is a snake that is found in the Ch'ang mountains. Strike at its head, and you will be attacked by its tail; strike at its tail, and you will be attacked by its head; strike at its middle, and you will be attacked by head and tail both. ↗

— Sun Tzu

#warfare #art

Deplorable practices adopted during the last century were repeatedly declared necessary if regrettable in order to win the war. Oddly enough, we've yet to win. You'd think somebody would have asked before this why the regrettable but necessary measures haven't actually produced the promised results. ↗

— Jack Campbell

#tactics #war #courage

One must change one's tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain one's superiority. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#every #maintain #must #superiority #tactics

Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us. ↗

— Barbara Deming

#action #behalf #inclined #into #men

Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism is one of the tactics used in that War. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

#agree #global #global war #i #ideas

Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation. ↗

— Max Euwe

#require #requires #strategy #tactics #thought

Yes, young men, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe. You have conquered and you will conquer still, because you are prepared for the tactics that decide the fate of battles. ↗

— Giuseppe Garibaldi

#battles #because #conquer #conquered #decide

Just as the police review their operational tactics, so we in the Home Office will review the powers available to the police. ↗

— Theresa May

#home #just #office #operational #police