Author: Carl von Clausewitz

Quotes

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

- Carl von Clausewitz

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

- Carl von Clausewitz

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

- Carl von Clausewitz

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

- Carl von Clausewitz

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.

- Carl von Clausewitz

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.

- Carl von Clausewitz

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.

- Carl von Clausewitz

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

- Carl von Clausewitz

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.

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

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