All Karl Von Clausewitz Quotes
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.
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The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.
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Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.
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War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.
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Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
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If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
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War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
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