Author: Carl von Clausewitz

Quotes

War is the province of danger.

War is the province of danger.

- 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

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

- Carl von Clausewitz

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.

- 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

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

- 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

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

- Carl von Clausewitz

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

- Carl von Clausewitz

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