Blunders are an inescapable feature of war, because choice in military affairs lies generally between the bad and the worse.
~ Allan Massie - [War]

We are responsible for actions performed in response to circumstances for which we are not responsible.
~ Allan Massie - [Responsibility]

Do you know what a soldier is, young man? He's the chap who makes it possible for civilized folk to despise war.
~ Allan Massie - [Army and Navy]