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War is nothing but a duel on a larger scale.
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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A certain grasp of military affairs is vital for those in charge of general policy.
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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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Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
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Four elements make up the climate of war: danger, exertion, uncertainty and chance.
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Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.
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Only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent.
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There are very few men-and they are the exceptions-who are able to think and feel beyond the present moment
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To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it.
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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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Tactics is the art of using troops in battle strategy is the art of using battles to win the war
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Just as some plants bear fruit only if they don't shoot up too high, so in practical arts the leaves and flowers of theory must be pruned and the plant kept close to its proper soil- experience.
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