Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their …

Carl von Clausewitz
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Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (1987). Roots of Strategy: 3 Military Classics, p.373, Stackpole Books
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