Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz with war

Carl von Clausewitz

Carl von Clausewitz

Prussian general and military theorist

Lived from: 1780 - 1831

Category: Politics | Scientists Country: FlagGermany

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.
    Carl von Clausewitz
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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
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  • 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)
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