Carl von Clausewitz Quotes:
Ocupation: Military Historian
Life: July 1, 1780 - November 16, 1831
Birthday: July 1
Death: November 16
The invention of gunpowder and the constant improvement of firearms are enough in themselves to show that the advance of civilization has done nothing practical to alter or deflect the impulse to destroy the enemy, which is central to the very idea of war.
source: Carl von Clausewitz (2008). “On War”, p.76, Princeton University Press
topic: War, Civilization, Ideas, Constant Improvement
