Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

Topics: Intelligence Quotes

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...

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 exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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 the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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 backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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

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