Karl von Clausewitz Quotes on Defense
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The worst of all conditions in which a belligerent can find himself is to be utterly defenseless.
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...self-reliance is the best defence against the pressures of the moment.
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If defense is the stronger form of war, yet has a negative object, it follows that it should be used only so long as weakness compels, and be abandoned as soon as we are strong enough to pursue a positive object.