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

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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.

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 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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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 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.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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...

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

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.

According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with...

According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with...

Intelligence is the capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. Stupidity is blockage of...

Intelligence is the capacity to receive, decode and transmit information efficiently. Stupidity is blockage of...

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political...

Our Soviet espionage efforts had virtually never, or had very seldom, produced any worthwhile political...