Carl von Clausewitz
Prussian general and military theorist
Lived from: 1780 - 1831
Category: Politics | Scientists Country: Germany
Born: 1 june 1780 Died: 16 november 1831
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War is the province of chance. In no other sphere of human activity must such a margin be left for this intruder. It increases the uncertainty of every circumstance and deranges the course of events.
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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.
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War therefore is an act of violence intended to compel our opponent to fulfil our will.
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War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will.
On War (1832) Ch. 1, paragraph 2― Carl von Clausewitz -
Where execution is dominant, as it is in the individual events of a war whether great or small, then intellectual factors are reduced to a minimum.
On War (1832)― Carl von Clausewitz
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