209 Quotes by Carl von Clausewitz
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War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
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In short, absolute, so-called mathematical, factors never find a firm basis in military calculations. From the very start, there is an interplay of possibilities, probabilities, good luck and bad, that weaves its way throughout the length and breadth of the tapestry. In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.
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Politics is the womb in which war develops.
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Criticism exists only to recognize the truth, not to act as judge.
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The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is the first-born son of war.
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A conqueror is always a lover of peace.
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Battles decide everything.
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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
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Blood is the price of victory
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