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War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy.

Carl von Clausewitz
Veterans Day, War, Should
Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). “On War”, p.88, Princeton University Press
War should never be thought of as something autonomous, but always as an instrument of policy.