Action in war is like movement in a resistant element. Just as the sim…

Carl von Clausewitz
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Action in war is like movement in a resistant element. Just as the simplest and most natural of movements, walking, cannot easily be performed in water, so in war, it is difficult for normal efforts to achieve even moderate results. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.120, Princeton University Press
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