War is merely the continuation of politics by other means
If the leader is filled with high ambition and if he pursues his aims with audacity and strength of will, he will reach them in spite of all obstacles.
War is the continuation of politics by other means.
I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together.
Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.
War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.
Everything in war is very simple. But the simplest thing is difficult.
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.
The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.
War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
Two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may lead.
Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.
Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.
Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.