The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in...

I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in...

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a...

All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a...

War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of...

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of...

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.

Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some...

When one admits that nothing is certain one must, I think, also add that some...

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Inquiry is fatal to certainty.

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and...

Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and...