Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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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...

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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 province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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...

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...

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.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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.