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Carl von Clausewitz Quotes: Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat.
         

Close combat, man to man, is plainly to be regarded as the real basis of combat.


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Pursue one great decisive aim with force and determination.

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To achieve victory we must mass our forces at the hub of all power & movement. The enemy's 'Center of Gravity'

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



Be audacious and cunning in your plans, firm and persevering in their execution, determined to find a glorious end.

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