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• A conqueror is always a lover of peace. -- Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831) [from "On wa
  copied by Lenin in his notebook, with notation, "Ah, Ah, witty".]...
• The fact that slaughter is a horrifying spectacle must make us take war more seriously, but not provide an excuse for gradually blunting our swords in the name of humanity.
  Sooner or later someone will come along with a sharp sword and hack off our arms....
• We fall into error if we attribute to strategy a power independent of tactical results.
  -- Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), "On Wa...
• We must further expressly and exactly establish the point of view, no less necessary in practice, from which war is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
  -- Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831)...
• War, n.: A by-product of the arts of peace. The most menacing political condition is a period of international amity.
  Since we are told "In times of peace prepare for war", war is inevitable....
• Never underestimate the nature and quality of the enemy. -- Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831)
• The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy. -- Von Clausewitz (1780-1831)
• There is only one decisive victory: the last.--Karl von Clausewitz (1780-1831)
• I'm starting a war for peace!