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I shall proceed from the simple to the complex. But in war more than in any other subject we must begin by looking at the nature of the whole; for here more than elsewhere the part and the whole must always be thought of together.


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Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.


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The backbone of surprise is fusing speed with secrecy.


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All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque and larger than they really are.


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It is even better to act quickly and err than to hesitate until the time of action is past.


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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.


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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.


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The difficulty of accurate recognition constitutes one of the most serious sources of friction in war … War has a way of masking the stage with scenery crudely daubed with fearsome appartions.


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Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.


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


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