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On War [Vom Kriege], Book 1, ch. 3 "On Military Genius [Der Kriegerische Genius]" (1.3) (1832) [tr. Howard & Paret (1976)] - Von Clausewitz, Karl | WIST Quotations
If the mind is to emerge unscathed from this relentless struggle with the unforeseen, two qualities are indispensable: first, an intellect that, even in the darkest hour, retains some glimmerings of the inner light which leads to truth; and second, the courage to follow this faint light wherever it may…