War is the province of danger.

Quote by Karl Von Clausewitz

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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...

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

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

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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.

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...

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.