[...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of mo…

Carl von Clausewitz
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[...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (2016). On War: Vom Kriege: fog of war, p.8, Aegitas
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[...] to introduce into the philosophy of war itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (2016). On War: Vom Kriege: fog of war, p.8, Aegitas

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