The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.
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Carl von Clausewitz was a 18th-century Russian prussian general and military theorist. Carl Philipp Gottlieb von Clausewitz was a Prussian general and military theorist who stressed the "moral" and political aspects of waging war. His most notable work, Vom Kriege, though unfinished at his death, is considered a seminal treatise on military strategy and science. Read more on Wikipedia →