"Since war is not an act of senseless passion but is controlled by its political object, the value of this object must…"

"[...] so sind ihm zwei Eigenschaften unentbehrlich [...] Der erstere ist bildlich mit dem französischen Ausdruck coup…"

"To introduce into the philosophy of War itself a principle of moderation would be an absurdity."

"War is an act of violence pushed to its utmost bounds."

"With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. Th…"

"Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense."

"... in the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards."

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

"Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat the enemy without too much…"

"Die Entschlossenheit ist ein Akt des Mutes in dem einzelnen Fall, und wenn sie zum Charakterzug wird, eine Gewohnheit…"