To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

Lastly, the great uncertainty of all data in War is a peculiar difficulty, because all...

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...

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more...

The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more...

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...

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...

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 continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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.

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.

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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 the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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...

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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...

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...

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.