Patriotism, liberty and identification with the power of the state constituted the many elements united in the harmonious personality of Clauswitz. He did not need to have a recourse to sophistry, to deceive himself or to raise a barrier between his intelligence and his humanity. Clauswitz was a whole man. - Anatole Rappaport. ACTION Do not take the first step without considering the last. - Karl von Clauswitz, On War, 1832. Truth in itself is rarely sufficient to make men act. Hence the step is always long from cognition to volition, from knowledge to ability. The most powerful springs of...