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Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals.
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 general who allows himself to be decisively defeated in an extended mountain position deserves to be court-martialled.
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Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
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