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

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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.

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

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

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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.

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.

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 the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.