Jean H. Quataert. "International Law and the Laws of War". 1914-1918-Online, International Encyclopedia of the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
Clausewitz has for a long time been misquoted as saying "war is a mere continuation of policy by other means.” The difference between "with" and "by" changes the meaning of the quotation. The error in translation as "by" implies that all diplomatic attempts at finding a solution to a problem between two entities stops once the shooting starts.[6] Corrected, Clausewitz was simply saying the end justifies the means.[7]
