"The military forces of the revolutionary adversary are diffuse. One is never sure whether one has destroyed them unless one is ready to destroy a large portion of the population, and this usually conflicts with the political aim of the war and hence also violates a fundamental Clausewitzian principle"
React to this quote
More by Anatol Rapoport
See allResonant Thoughts
"We will always fight for progress and reform, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagogues of all parties, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympath…"
"Our present undisputed control of the sea was achieved primarily through the employment of naval air-sea forces in the destruction of Japanese and German sea power. It was consolidated by the subseque…"
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"But there must've been a Death Star canteen, yeah? There must've been a cafeteria downstairs, in between ba…"
— Eddie Izzard"When I was working a man asked me "Why does a fellow like you, with an education, and who has been all over…"
— Ammon Hennacy"We are struggling with racism, but racism is also alive and well in many other countries. And what we must …"
— F. W. de Klerk"This is the war on terrorism; it's worth fighting for."
— Bruce Willis"I believe in adequate defense at the coastline and nothing else. If a nation comes over here to fight, then…"
— Smedley Butler"I didn't want to see some pacifist, vegan, whole-wheat, free-range, organic, progressive, gray-ponytail, co…"
— Sherman Alexie
