carry on war
Example Sentences
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The first thing he ought to learn is the old and trite military maxim that the only was to carry on war economically is to make it "short, sharp, and decisive."
From Forty-Six Years in the Army by Schofield, John M.
Therefore, since no man wishes ambushes or deceptions to be prepared for himself, it seems that no one ought to carry on war by laying ambushes.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
The want of parsimony during peace, imposes on states the necessity of contracting debts to carry on war, 386, 391.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Garnier, Germain
“Act in this way,” said Beroes,—“let him carry on war who wishes, but not in those regions where he can meet Assyria.”
From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Glovatski, Alexander
How foolish this too must seem when viewed from above—that we should carry on war over even a slight infraction on any imaginary, mathematical line.
From Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association by Weston, Stephen Francis
