Author: Carl von Clausewitz

Quotes

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

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

- Carl von Clausewitz

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

- Carl von Clausewitz

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

- 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

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

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

- Carl von Clausewitz

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

- Carl von Clausewitz

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

- 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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