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The very nature of interactions is bound to make it unpredictable.

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Carl von Clausewitz
Age: 51 †
Born: 1780
Born: June 1
Died: 1831
Died: November 16
Historian
Military Historian
Military Officer
Military Personnel
Military Theorist
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Burg bei Magdeburg
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