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 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.

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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...

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...

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

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

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

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

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

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 the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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.

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...

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.