“The military forces of the revolutionary adversary are diffuse. One is never sure whether one has destroyed them unless one is ready to destroy a large portion of the population, and this usually conflicts with the political aim of the war and hence also violates a fundamental Clausewitzian principle.” WarPoliticalForcePrinciplesMilitaryReadyConflictAimFundamentalsPopulationDestroyedRevolutionaryPortionsAdversariesMilitary Force Author:Anatol Rapoport
“H.L.Mencken's war aims, according to the handful of observers who deigned to notice his conflict, were the overthrow of American Democracy, the Christian religion, and the YMCA. He was also credited with trying to wipe out poets and luncheon orators.” TryingArtWarChristianDemocracyPoetConflictAimEntertainmentObserversHandfulWipeOratorsAmerican DemocracyYmca Book:Letters from Bohemia Source: Letters from Bohemia
“We see in tragedy the noblest men, after a long conflict and suffering, finally renounce forever all the pleasure of life and the aims till then pursued so keenly, or cheerfully and willingly give up life itself.” MenGivingLongSufferingPleasureForeverConflictGiving UpTragedyAimPursuedRenouncePleasures Of Life Book:The World as Will and Representation Source: The World as Will and Representation
“In this way, it seems to me that, since 1984, my book on the logistics of perception has been proved totally correct. For instance, almost every conflict since then has involved the logistics of perception, including the war in Lebanon, where Israel made use of cheap drones in order to track Yasser Arafat with the aim of killing him.” WayHas BeensMadeBookWarUseSeemsOrderInvolvedConflictPerceptionAimKillingIncludingTrackIsraelInstanceDronesLebanonLogisticsArafat Author:Paul Virilio
“We shouldn't forget that in the case of Georgia, a problem was done away with that bothered [Vladimir] Putin personally - that is, the security during the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Security not in the sense of a guaranteed absence of a terror attack, but in pursuing the aim of moving hot spots of possible conflict farther from the site of the Olympic Games, which are to be held a stone's throw from Abkhazia - that is, in de jure Georgia.” DoneProblemMovingGamesForgetCasesSecurityConflictStonesHotAimWinterTerrorAbsenceSpotsOlympicsSiteBotheredPutinGeorgiaOlympic GamesTerror AttacksWinter OlympicsSochi Author:Garry Kasparov
“The EU remains our dream. We must not give it up. Otherwise Putin would win. His goal is to undermine the EU. This is not only about a conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is fighting against the West and its values. Therefore, the European project of Ukraine must not fail. We know that this aim requires successful reforms in Ukraine, even if they hurt now.” GivingDreamValuesFightingWinningGoalHurtSuccessfulFailingConflictAim Author:Arseniy Yatsenyuk
“President Abbas, you've dedicated your life to advancing the Palestinian cause. Must this conflict continue for generations, or will we enable our children and our grandchildren to speak in years ahead of how we found a way to end it? That's what we should aim for, and that's what I believe we can achieve.” WayShouldYearsBelieveChildrenEndsFoundSpeakI BelieveCausesPresidentGenerationsAchieveConflictOur ChildrenAimDedicatedPalestinianGrandchildrenAdvancingAbba Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“Happiness in reality consists only in rest, and not in being stirred up. This instinct conflicts with the drive to diversion, and we develop the confused idea that leads people to aim at rest through excitement.” PeopleIdeasRealityConflictAimInstinctExcitementConfusedDiversion Author:Dallas Willard