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Carl von Clausewitz (Philosopher)

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
— Carl von Clausewitz determination
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
— Carl von Clausewitz war
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 truth
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
— Carl von Clausewitz nature
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
— Carl von Clausewitz politics
All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.
— Carl von Clausewitz light
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.
— Carl von Clausewitz war
It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
— Carl von Clausewitz time
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
— Carl von Clausewitz military
The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.
— Carl von Clausewitz sin
Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.
— Carl von Clausewitz war
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 war
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
— Carl von Clausewitz politics
To secure peace is to prepare for war.
— Carl von Clausewitz war
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
— Carl von Clausewitz strength
Politics is the womb in which war develops.
— Carl von Clausewitz war
A conqueror is always a lover of peace.
— Carl von Clausewitz love
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
— Carl von Clausewitz intelligence
Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
— Carl von Clausewitz thinking
The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
— Carl von Clausewitz man
War is the province of danger.
— Carl von Clausewitz anger
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
— Carl von Clausewitz wit
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 men
War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter.
— Carl von Clausewitz will
War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.
— Carl von Clausewitz suffering
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
— Carl von Clausewitz military

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