Quotes by Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch

A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.

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Battle

Lost

A beaten general is disgraced forever.

Beaten

Forever

Military

A war not only arises, but derives its nature , from the political ideas, the moral sentiments, and the international relations obtaining at the moment when it breaks out. This amounts to saying:;: try and know why and with the help of what you are going to act; then you will find out how to act.

Ideas

Political

War

Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.

Airplane

Military

Silly

All the same, the fundamental truths which govern that art are still unchangeable; just as the principles of mechanics must always govern architecture, whether the building be made of wood, stone, iron or concrete; just as the principles of harmony govern music of whatever kind. It is still necessary, then, to establish the principles of war.

Art

Iron

War

Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless.

Air Power

Sports

War

Don’t drown yourself in details. Look at the whole.

Details

Looks

Whole

Every manoeuvre must be the development of a scheme; it must aim at a goal.

Development

Goal

Schemes

Far from being a sum of distinct and partial results, victory is the consequence of efforts, some of which are victorious while others appear to be fruitless, which nevertheless all aim at a common goal, all drive at a common result: namely, at a decision, a conclusion which alone can provide victory.

Decision

Effort

Goal

I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.

Conscious

Country

England

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Constant

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Data

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Defeat

Details

Development

Doe

Drawing

Duty

Effort

Enemy

England

Fighting

Finding Yourself

Fire

Firsts

Forever

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Giving

Goal

Hands

Ideas

Inspirational

Iron

Knows

Leadership

Life

Looks

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Quotes by Ferdinand Foch

Ferdinand Foch

A battle won is a battle which we will not acknowledge to be lost.

A beaten general is disgraced forever.

A war not only arises, but derives its nature , from the political ideas, the moral sentiments, and the international relations obtaining at the moment when it breaks out. This amounts to saying:;: try and know why and with the help of what you are going to act; then you will find out how to act.

Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value.

Aviation is fine as a sport. But as an instrument of war, it is worthless.

Don’t drown yourself in details. Look at the whole.

Every manoeuvre must be the development of a scheme; it must aim at a goal.

I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.

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