The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the...

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the...

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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...

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time...

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time...

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

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

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some...

Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some...

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.

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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.

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with...

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with...

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 nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

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

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.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and...

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and...

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

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 you accomplish these feelings of Certainty and Faith even for a few seconds, you...

When you accomplish these feelings of Certainty and Faith even for a few seconds, you...

I have faith in time; its the only certainty.

I have faith in time; its the only certainty.