“If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.” IfsWayShouldWarStrongForceLinesPrinciplesMilitaryPolicyPositionResistanceOpponentsClimbsRetreatLadders Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.” IfsReasonSeemsPoliticsMilitaryPoliticianConsiderationEthicalHonorableRetreatShameful Author:Mary McCarthy