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Everywhere I go, I'm asked if I think the universities stifle writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a bestseller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.
Carl von Clausewitz
Born: June 1, 1780
Died: November 16, 1831 (aged 51)
Bio: Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, was unfinished at his death.
Known for:
- On War
- Clausewitz on Strategy
- On Waterloo
- Principles of War
- War, politics, and power
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