No one starts a war--or rather, no one in his sense ought to do so--without first being clear in his mind what he intends to achieve by the war and how he intends to conduct it.

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation form their purposes.

War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.

The art of war in its highest point of view is policy.

By 'intelligence' we mean every sort of information about the enemy and his country - the basis, in short, of our own plans and operations.

There are times when the utmost daring is the height of wisdom.

In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts.