On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
But in war it is unsafe to trust to the blunders of the adversary to offset our own blunders.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This passage offers a strategic warning that relying on an enemy's mistakes to compensate for one's own errors is a dangerous approach in warfare.
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