Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz
Carl Philipp Gottfriedvon Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral"and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, was unfinished at his death. Clausewitz was a realist in many different senses and, while in some respects a romantic, also drew heavily on the rationalist ideas of the European Enlightenment...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionSoldier
Date of Birth1 June 1780
CountryGermany
country military lovers
The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.
men giving intellectual
...as man under pressure tends to give in to physical and intellectual weakness, only great strength of will can lead to the objective.
war weakness humans
All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it.
war mean politics
War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.
philosophy war would-be
[...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity
peace war womb
Politics is the womb in which war develops.
war military mind
If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war has always contributed most to glory and success.
peace war mean
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.
war mean politics
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
war suffering domain
War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering.
courage war military
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
war military uncertain
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
peace war limits
War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost limits.
war affair desperate
Desperate affairs require desperate remedies.