The talent of the strategist is to identify the decisive po… - Carl von Clausewitz

" "
The talent of the strategist is to identify the decisive point and to concentrate everything on it, removing forces from secondary fronts and ignoring lesser objectives.

Carl von Clausewitz

This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references

military-strategy concentration strategy

English

Collect this quote

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.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Also Known As

Native Name: Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz

Alternative Names: Carl Philipp Gottlieb Clausewitz • von Clausewitz • Clausewitz

All quotes from Carl von Clausewitz Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Carl von Clausewitz:

Sun Tzu Ferdinand Foch Napoleon Thucydides Dwight D. Eisenhower

Additional quotes by Carl von Clausewitz

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and means can never be considered in isolation from their purpose

To introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity.

donde las cosas están bien ordenadas no debería haber más que un mando supremo en un mismo teatro bélico,

The talent of the strategist is to identify the decisive point and to concentrate everything on it, removing forces from secondary fronts and ignorin… - Carl von Clausewitz

About Carl von Clausewitz

Also Known As

Enhance Your Quote Experience

Additional quotes by Carl von Clausewitz

Limited Time Offer