Carl Von Clausewitz quotes

A conqueror is always a lover of peace.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

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.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is the province of danger.

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.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

War is the province of danger.

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.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

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.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

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.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

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.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

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.

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.

It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.

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.

War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

To secure peace is to prepare for war.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.