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Quotes by Prussian Authors
"Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain."
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"All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are."
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"The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy."
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"Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination."
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"The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response."
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"Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity."
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"War is the domain of physical exertion and suffering."
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"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."
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"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."
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"War is the continuation of politics by other means."
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"War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means."
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"Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference."
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