Quotes of Karl Von Clausewitz - somelinesforyou

“ Boldness becomes rarer the higher the rank. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ The difficulty of accurate recognition constitutes one of the most serious sources of friction in war… War has a way of masking the stage with scenery crudely daubed with fearsome appartions. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is nothing but a continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is only a continuation of state policy by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ The difficulty of accurate recognition constitutes one of the most serious sources of friction in war… War has a way of masking the stage with scenery crudely daubed with fearsome appartions. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ In war, more than anywhere else in the world, things happen differently from what we had expected, and look differently when near from what they did at a distance. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ In war, more than anywhere else in the world, things happen differently from what we had expected, and look differently when near from what they did at a distance. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ The difficulty of accurate recognition constitutes one of the most serious sources of friction in war… War has a way of masking the stage with scenery crudely daubed with fearsome appartions. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ In war, more than anywhere else in the world, things happen differently from what we had expected, and look differently when near from what they did at a distance. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult. These difficulties accumulate and produce a friction which no man can imagine exactly who has not seen war. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of politics by other means. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz

“ The difficulty of accurate recognition constitutes one of the most serious sources of friction in war… War has a way of masking the stage with scenery crudely daubed with fearsome appartions. ”

- Karl von Clausewitz
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