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War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost bounds.
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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Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.
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