The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.

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.

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.

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and...

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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 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...

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 nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is nothing more than 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.

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.

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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

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

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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

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

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.