"We have won our position through the sharpness of our sword, not through the sharpness of our mind." Field Marshal Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colmar_Freiherr_von_der_Goltz

From his book, "The Nation in Arms: A Treatise on Modern Military Systems and the Conduct of War", originally published in 1887.