War is not an independent phenomenon, but the continuation of politics by different means.

War is the continuation of politics by other means.

War is regarded as nothing but the continuation of state policy with other means.

War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.

Politics is the womb in which war develops.

The political object is the goal, war is the means of reaching it, and the means can never be considered in isolation from their purposes.