Men are always more inclined to pitch their estimate of the enemy's strength too high than too low, such is human nature. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
To be practical, any plan must take account of the enemy's power to frustrate it. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the enemy's forces, is the first-born son of war. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
If you entrench yourself behind strong fortifications, you compel the enemy seek a solution elsewhere. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination. The bloody solution of the crisis, the effort for the destruction of the… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
The invention of gunpowder and the constant improvement of firearms are enough in themselves to show that the advance of civilization has… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
The first and most important rule to observe...is to use our entire forces with the utmost energy. The second rule is to… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
What do we mean by the defeat of the enemy? Simply the destruction of his forces, whether by death, injury, or any… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat an enemy without too much bloodshed, and… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
The object of defense is preservation; and since it is easier to hold ground than to take it, defense is easier than… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
[The cause of inaction in war] ... is the imperfection of human perception and judgment which is more pronounced in war than… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
To discover how much of our resources must be mobilized for war, we must first examine our political aim and that of… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share Image
The invention of gunpowder and the constant improvement of firearms are enough in themselves to show that the advance of civilization has done nothing… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
Rather than comparing [war] to art we could more accurately compare it to commerce, which is also a conflict of human interests and activities;… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
After we have thought out everything carefully in advance and have sought and found without prejudice the most plausible plan, we must not be… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
Intelligence alone is not courage, we often see that the most intelligent people are irresolute. Since in the rush of events a man is… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
The great uncertainty of all data in war is because all action, to a certain extent, planned in a mere twilight - like the… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
Self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
War is the realm of uncertainty; three-quarters of the factors on which action in war is based are wrapped in a fog of greater… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means. — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by… — Carl von Clausewitz Copy Share
![“[The cause of inaction in war] ... is the imperfection of human perception and judgment which is more pronounced in war than anywhere else. We hardly know accurately our own situation at any particular moment while the enemy's, which is concealed from us, must be deduced from very little evidence.” quote by Carl von Clausewitz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/93f/carl-von-clausewitz-2060_causes_the-cause-of-inaction-in-war-is-the-impe_2194872.jpg)
