“Remember, my boy, I never fight for the pleasure of wielding weapons. War, for me, is simply politics by other means.”
“War is simply the continuation of politics by other means”
“You’re better off fighting hand to hand than wielding a weapon you don’t know how to use. A skilled opponent would simply disarm you. Then your troubles would be doubled. Not only would you be under attack, but you’d have to counter your own weapon”
“War is merely the continuation of politics by other means”
“War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.”
“War means fighting, and fighting means killing.”