The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the…

Carl von Clausewitz
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The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish ... the kind of war on which they are embarking. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (2008). On War, p.88, Princeton University Press
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