But it is a well-known maxim of war that whoever tries to hold on to everything at once, finishes up by holding nothing at all. (Erich von Manstein)

But it is a well-known maxim of war that whoever tries to hold on to everything at once, finishes up by holding nothing at all.

Erich von Manstein

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