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

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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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...

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 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 the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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.

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 the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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

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

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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.

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...

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.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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...

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

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

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.