War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill …

Carl von Clausewitz
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War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz (2016). On War: Vom Kriege: fog of war, p.7, Aegitas
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