If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that,…

Carl von Clausewitz
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If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war has always contributed most to glory and success. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.229, Princeton University Press
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If we read history with an open mind, we cannot fail to conclude that, among all the military virtues, the energetic conduct of war has always contributed most to glory and success. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.229, Princeton University Press

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