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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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 the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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

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

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

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 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...

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.

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.

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.