In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used? Virgil
The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem. Washington Irving
One way of looking at speech is to say it is a constant stratagem to cover nakedness. Harold Pinter
To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy. Rex Stout
The Indians, I was now speaking of, were not content with the common Enemies that lessen and destroy their Country-men, but invented an infallible Stratagem to purge their Tribe, and reduce their Multitude into far less Numbers. John Lawson
