Author: Carl von Clausewitz

Quotes

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

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

- 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

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

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

- Carl von Clausewitz

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

- 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

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

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