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John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher Quotes

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Military, War, Essence
Lecture notes 1899-1902, in R. H. Bacon Life of Lord Fisher (1929) vol. 1, ch. 7

All nations want peace, but they want a peace that suits them.

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Peace, War, Want

Inconsistency is the bugbear of fools! I wouldn't give a damn for a fellow who couldn't change his mind with a change of conditions.

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Giving, Consistency, Mind
"Deadnought: Britain, Germany and the Comiing of the Great War". Book by Robert K. Massie, letter to former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour, 1991.

History is a record of exploded ideas.

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Ideas, History, Records

In war the first principle is to disobey orders. Any fool can obey orders!

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
War, Order, Principles

Our society's values are being corrupted by advertising's insistence on the equation: youth equals popularity, popularity equals success, success equals happiness.

John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Success, Society, Youth

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