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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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...

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

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 province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

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 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.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.