Frases célebres de Carl von Clausewitz
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Frases de guerra de Carl von Clausewitz
“La guerra es la continuación de la política por otros medios.”
Fuente: Amate Pou, Jordi. Paseando por una parte de la Historia: Antología de citas, pp. 85-7. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España, 2017. https://books.google.es/books?id=MHJNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA117-IA26&dq=%22Es+absurdo+que+un+pueblo+cifre+sus+esperanzas+de%22&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUpqOTkZbiAhVBXxoKHXiTDCgQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=%22Es%20absurdo%20que%20un%20pueblo%20cifre%20sus%20esperanzas%20de%22&f=false En Google Books. Consultado el 12 de mayo de 2019.
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Frases de fe de Carl von Clausewitz
Carl von Clausewitz Frases y Citas
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Carl von Clausewitz: Frases en inglés
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 1, Chapter 1, Section 3, Paragraph 1.
Contexto: Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat the enemy without too much bloodshed, and might imagine this is the true goal of the art of war. Pleasant as it sounds, it is a fallacy that must be exposed: War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst.
“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Variante: War Is Merely the Continuation of Policy by Other Means
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 1, Chapter 1, Section 24, in the Princeton University Press translation (1976)
Variant translation: War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.
Contexto: War Is Merely the Continuation of Policy by Other Means
We see, therefore, that war is not merely an act of policy but a true political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse carried on with other means. What remains peculiar to war is simply the peculiar nature of its means.
“There are cases in which the greatest daring is the greatest wisdom.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Variante: There are times when the utmost daring is the height of wisdom.
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 2
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 1, Chapter 3.
Contexto: Strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea.
“Everything in war is simple, but the simplest thing is difficult.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 1
“The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 6, Ch. 2
“All war presupposes human weakness and seeks to exploit it.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 5
“Boldness governed by superior intellect is the mark of a hero.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 3
“War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 1, Chapter 1, Section 3, Paragraph 1.
Contexto: Kind-hearted people might of course think there was some ingenious way to disarm or defeat the enemy without too much bloodshed, and might imagine this is the true goal of the art of war. Pleasant as it sounds, it is a fallacy that must be exposed: War is such a dangerous business that mistakes that come from kindness are the very worst.
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 3
“…it is better to go on striking in the same direction than to move one's forces this way and that.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 2
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 1
“Timidity is the root of prudence in the majority of men.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 3
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 3
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 2
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
Fuente: On War (1832), Book 6, Chapter 17.
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 1
“…the side that feels the lesser urge for peace will naturally get the better bargain.”
— Carl von Clausewitz, libro On War
On War (1832), Book 1