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Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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...

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 nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

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...

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

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

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...

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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.

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...

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.

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 nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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

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

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...