Book 1, Chapter 3
War is the realm of uncertainty; three quarters of the factors on which action is based are wrapped in a fog.Read in Books4Free →
Uncertainty, Chance, and Probability
From On War by Carl von Clausewitz
War is the realm of uncertainty; three-quarters of the factors are wrapped in a fog, and war resembles a game of cards more than chess, demanding probabilistic judgment.
Book 1, Chapter 1, Section 21
War as a gamble: 'War is the realm of chance.'
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Intelligence in war: 'Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain.'
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