- You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.
Laurie Halse Anderson
- The worst thing that can happen to a good cause is, not to be skillfully attacked, but to be ineptly defended.
Frédéric Bastiat
- The best defense against sarcasm is to take it literally.
Vijay Fafat
Because the Strategic Defense is only “chosen” with partial knowledge of its implications, the choice can always be thought of as involving great uncertainty. It is usually only “chosen” because there is no real choice.
There are three phases in a successful Strategic Defense:
1. Blunting the surprise, the invasion, overwhelming force, or whatever constitutes the initial assault.
2. Preparing the counterstroke.
3. Delivering the counterstroke.