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 1 Share Now -
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means. - Carl von Clausewitz 2 Share Now -
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. - Carl von Clausewitz 4 Share Now -
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain. - Carl von Clausewitz 5 Share Now -
I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole; for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together. - Carl von Clausewitz 6 Share Now -
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. - Carl von Clausewitz 8 Share Now -