The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldier…

Carl von Clausewitz
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.189, Princeton University Press
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The more a general is accustomed to place heavy demands on his soldiers, the more he can depend on their response. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.189, Princeton University Press

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