Von Clausewitz Quotes
Quotes
History“Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.”
Von ClausewitzQuotes
History“The intellect needs to arouse the quality of courage, which then supports and sustains it in action.”
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History“No one starts a war or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.”
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History“ Knowledge must become capability. ”
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History“ Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. ”
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History“ To secure peace is to prepare for war. ”
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History“ The difficulty of accurate recognition constitutes one of the most serious sources of friction in war, by making things appear entirely different from what one had expected. ”
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History“ War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others. ”
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History“ Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals. ”
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History“ War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter. ”
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History“ Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity. ”
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History“ In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts. ”
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History“ Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm, and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end. ”
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History“ Casualty reports on either side are never accurate, seldom truthful, and in most cases deliberately falsified. ”
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History“ The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan. ”
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History“ The first and most important rule to observe is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. ”
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