Karl von Clausewitz Quotes on Uncertainty
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...only the element of chance is needed to make war a gamble, and that element is never absent.
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...in the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.
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Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
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With uncertainty in one scale, courage and self-confidence should be thrown into the other to correct the balance. The greater they are, the greater the margin that can be left for accidents.
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Four elements make up the climate of war: danger, exertion, uncertainty and chance.