"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

January 1, 1970

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Karl von Clausewitz, On War, trans. O. J. Matthijs Jolles (1943), book 1, chapter 1, section 24, p. 16. Originally published in 1833.