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Carl von Clausewitz Quotes: War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations - war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means.
         

War is only caused through the political intercourse of governments and nations - war is nothing but a continuation of political intercourse with an admixture of other means.


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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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Tactics is the art of using troops in battle; strategy is the art of using battles to win the war



Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.



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To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'



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



Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.



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