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Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat an enemy without too much bloodshed, and might imagine this is the true goal of the art of war. Pleasant as it sounds; it is a fallacy that must be exposed: War is such a dangerous business that the mistakes which come from kindness are the very worst (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead. (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
The majority of people are timid by nature, and that is why they constantly exaggerate danger. all influences on the military leader, therefore, combine to give him a false impression of his opponent’s strength, and from this arises a new source of indecision. (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain (Carl 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 from their purposes. (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost bounds (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
... Only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
... In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
... the side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
... the role of determination is to limit the agonies of doubt and the perils of hesitation when the motives for action are inadequate (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
... Self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
... Talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
The state of crisis is the real war; the equilibrium is nothing but its reflex (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is the realm of uncertainty; three quarters of the factors on which action is based are wrapped in a fog of greater or lesser uncertainty (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Tactics is the art of using troops in battle;strategy is the art of using battles to win the war (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
In war everything is simple, but it’s the simple things that are difficult (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)
War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others (Carl Von Clausewitz Quotes)