Carl von Clausewitz Quotes


With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents.


Citations

von Clausewitz, Carl. On War. Translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret, Princeton University Press, 1984, p. 86.

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Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz
  • Born: June 1, 1780
  • Died: November 16, 1831
  • Nationality: German
  • Profession: Soldier

Carl Philipp Gottfried (or Gottlieb) von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" (meaning, in modern terms, psychological) and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege transl. On War, was unfinished at his death.