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War Is Nothing But A Continuation Of Politics With The Admixture Of Other Means.

If You Entrench Yourself Behind Strong Fortifications, You Compel The Enemy Seek A Solution Elsewhere.

War Should Never Be Thought Of As Something Autonomous, But Always As An Instrument Of Policy.

Everything In War Is Very Simple, But The Simplest Thing Is Difficult. The Difficulties Accumulate And End By Producing A Kind Of Friction That Is Inconceivable Unless One Has Experienced War. ... Countless Minor Incidents - The Kind You Can Never Really Foresee - Combine To Lower The General Level Of Performance, So That One Always Falls Short Of The Intended Goal.

War Therefore Is An Act Of Violence To Compel Our Opponent To Fulfill Our Will.