Carl von Clausewitz Quote

... soldierly simplicity of character that has always represented the military at its best. In the higher ranks it is different. The higher a man is placed, the broader his point of view. Different interests and a wide variety of passions, good and bad, will arise on all sides. Envy and generosity, pride and humility, wrath and compassion - all may appear as effective forces in this great drama.


On War (1832) - Book 2


Soldierly simplicity of character that has always represented the military at its best. In the higher ranks it is different. The higher a man is...

Soldierly simplicity of character that has always represented the military at its best. In the higher ranks it is different. The higher a man is...

Soldierly simplicity of character that has always represented the military at its best. In the higher ranks it is different. The higher a man is...

Soldierly simplicity of character that has always represented the military at its best. In the higher ranks it is different. The higher a man is...