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
Quotes 41 till 59 of 59.
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The role of determination is to limit the agonies of doubt and the perils of hesitation when the motives for action are inadequate.
On War (1832)― Carl von Clausewitz -
The side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain.
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The state of crisis is the real war; the equilibrium is nothing but its reflex.
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The worst of all conditions in which a belligerent can find himself is to be utterly defenseless.
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To introduce into the philosophy of War itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity.
On War (1832) Ch. 1, Section 3, Paragraph 3― Carl von Clausewitz -
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.
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War is a continuation of policy by other means. It is not merely a political act but a real political instrument.
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War Is Merely the Continuation of Policy by Other Means
We see, therefore, that war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse carried on with other means. What remains peculiar to war is simply the peculiar nature of its means.On War (1832) Ch. 1, Section 24, in the Princeton University Pre― Carl von Clausewitz -
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
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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.
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War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
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War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst.
On War (1832) Ch. 1, Section 3, Paragraph 1― Carl von Clausewitz -
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 -
What we should admire is the acute fulfillment of the unspoken assumptions, the smooth harmony of the whole activity, which only become evident in the final success.
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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.
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With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents.
On War (1832)― Carl von Clausewitz
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