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The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence.

Carl von Clausewitz
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Carl von Clausewitz (2008). “On War”, p.84, Princeton University Press
The only situation a commander can know fully is his own: his opponent's he can know only from unreliable intelligence.