The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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

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

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

War is nothing more than 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...

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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 the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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.

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...

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

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 independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

Determine the thing that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the...

If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I...

If I've got correct goals, and if I keep pursuing them the best way I...

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

I am doomed to an eternity of compulsive work. No set goal achieved satisfies. Success...

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

Endurance is the ability to weather a trial without resorting to sinful means of deliverance.

You killed a hundred thousand people? You must get up very early in the morning!...

You killed a hundred thousand people? You must get up very early in the morning!...