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The enemy of a good plan is the dream of a perfect plan.
Carl von Clausewitz
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Carl von Clausewitz
Age: 51 †
Born: 1780
Born: June 1
Died: 1831
Died: November 16
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Rather than comparing [war] to art we could more accurately compare it to commerce, which is also a conflict of human interests and activities and it is still closer to politics, which in turn may be considered as a kind of commerce on a larger scale.
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A conqueror is always a lover of peace.
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Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
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