War is the province of danger.

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

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.

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 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...

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

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

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.

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 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.

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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 not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.

War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.