Scorched Earth Policy

Famous quotes containing the words scorched, earth and/or policy:

“We have scorched the snake, not killed it:
She’ll close and be herself.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“We should conserve evil just as we should conserve the forests. It is true that by thinning and clearing the forests the earth grew warmer.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

“The policy of dollar diplomacy is one that appeals alike to idealistic humanitarian sentiments, to dictates of sound policy, and strategy, and to legitimate commercial aims.”
—William Howard Taft (1857–1930)