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“Il est dangereux d'avoir raison dans des choses où des hommes accrédités ont tort.”
― Voltaire, Le Siecle De Louis XIV V2, Part 1 (1754)

“At the height of the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), France found itself bankrupt, unable to rely on mercenaries and proxy forces, and in possession of a corrupt and moribund army. The government solved this problem through the creation of a modern civil service to administer the army, organize and regulate it, and better support it through regular management and logistics. The result, by the end of the seventeenth century, was the most powerful, professional, and advanced military in Europe.”
― B.A. Friedman, On Operations: Operational Art and Military Disciplines

“It is, for the foreseeable future, impossible to conceive of any significant external threat to Canada which is not also a threat to North America as a whole. It is equally inconceivable that, in resisting clear and unequivocal aggression against Canadian territory, Canada could not rely on the active support of the United States. Recognition of these facts, however, must not be permitted to obscure certain national responsibilities of which account must be taken in Canadian policy.”
― Paul Hellyer

“Qui plume a, guerre a. Ce monde est un vaste temple dédié à la discorde.”
― Voltaire