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 War
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means. -Carl von Clausewitz War
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. -Carl von Clausewitz War
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain. -Carl von Clausewitz Intelligence
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 Nature
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means. -Carl von Clausewitz Politics
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 Courage
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
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
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity. -Carl von Clausewitz Great
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
