Among uncivilised people, we never really find a great general, and very seldom what we can properly call a military genius because that requires a d… - Carl von Clausewitz

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Among uncivilised people, we never really find a great general, and very seldom what we can properly call a military genius because that requires a development of the intelligent powers which cannot be found in an uncivilised state.

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About Carl von Clausewitz

Carl von Clausewitz (1 June 1780 – 16 November 1831) was a Prussian general and influential military theorist. He is most famous for his military treatise Vom Kriege, translated into English as On War.

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Native Name: Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz
Alternative Names: Carl Philipp Gottlieb Clausewitz von Clausewitz Clausewitz
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Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult

Ebenso ist die Eroberung von Provinzen eine andere Maßregel, wenn es nicht auf das Niederwerfen des Gegners abgesehen ist. In jenem Falle wäre die Vernichtung seiner Streitkraft die eigentliche wirksame Handlung und das Einnehmen der Provinzen nur die Folge davon; sie einzunehmen, ehe die Streitkraft zusammengeworfen ist, wäre immer nur als ein notwendiges Übel zu betrachten.

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