A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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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.

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 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.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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.

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 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 province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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...

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 the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.