Obstinacy is a fault of temperament. Stubbornness and intolerance of contradiction result from a special kind of egotism, which elevates above everyt… - Carl von Clausewitz
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Obstinacy is a fault of temperament. Stubbornness and intolerance of contradiction result from a special kind of egotism, which elevates above everything else the pleasure of its autonomous intellect, to which others must bow.
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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
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...talent and genius operate outside the rules, and theory conflicts with practice.
nichts gewöhnlicher ist als Beispiele von Männern, die ihre Tätigkeit verlieren, sobald sie zu höheren Stellen gelangen, denen ihre Einsichten nicht mehr gewachsen sind;
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