"Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: 'Do not march on Moscow'... Rule 2 is: Do not go fighting with your land armies in China."

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Source : Speech in House of Lords, 30 May 1962

Bernard Law Montgomery

#War Quotes #Book Quotes #Fighting Quotes

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