War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

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 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.

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...

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with...

If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with...

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

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

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

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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...

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.