Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold… — Carl von Clausewitz
Boldness will be at a disadvantage only in an encounter with deliberate caution, which may be considered bold in its own right, and is certainly just as powerful and effective; but such cases are rare.
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