The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.

War is nothing more than the continuation of politics by other means.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult. The difficulties accumulate and end by producing a kind of friction that is inconceivable unless one has experienced war.