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Clausewitz, Carl von
Born: 1780-06-01
Died: 1831-11-16

Carl Phillip Gottlieb von Clausewitz was a Prussian military thinker.

He attained the rank of Major-General in the Prussian Military, and is famous for writing the military strategy book Vom Kriege (On War), first published in 1832.

Quotes

The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.
- Carl von Clausewitz

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

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

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
- Carl von Clausewitz

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

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

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.
- Carl von Clausewitz

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