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The implied threat of using nuclear weapons to curb guerrillas was as absurd as to talk of using a sledge hammer to ward off a swarm of mosquitoes.
B. H. Liddell Hart
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B. H. Liddell Hart
Age: 74 †
Born: 1895
Born: October 31
Died: 1970
Died: January 29
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France
Sir Basil Henry Liddell Hart
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While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.
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Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding.
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