Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.
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War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
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Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
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War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.
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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
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Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response.
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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.
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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.
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