The heart of France
The heart of France lies between Brussels and Paris. Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz
War is regarded as
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means. Carl von Clausewitz
Modern wars are seldom
Modern wars are seldom fought without hatred between nations; this serves more or less as a substitute for hatred between individuals. Carl von Clausewitz
War should never be
War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy. Carl von Clausewitz
War is the province
War is the province of danger. Carl von Clausewitz
The deduction of effect
The deduction of effect from cause is often blocked by some insuperable extrinsic obstacle: the true causes may be quite unknown. Nowhere in life is this so common as in war, where the facts are seldom fully known and the underlying motives even less so. Carl von Clausewitz
In war the will
In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts. Carl von Clausewitz
Only great and general
Only great and general battles can produce great results Carl von Clausewitz
Pursue one great decisive
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy’s forces, is the first-born son of war. Only great and general battles can produce great results. Blood is the price of victory. Carl von Clausewitz
Where execution is dominant,
Where execution is dominant, as it is in the individual events of a war whether great or small, then intellectual factors are reduced to a minimum. Carl von Clausewitz