All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like…

Carl von Clausewitz
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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. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.140, Princeton University Press
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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. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.140, Princeton University Press

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