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| Sun Tsu
All warfare is based on deception. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Invincibility lies in the defense; the possibility of victory in the attack. One defends when his strength is inadequate; he attacks when it is abundant. It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used. Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge. Opportunities multiply as they are seized. Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance. Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move. The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities ... It is best to win without fighting. The ultimate in disposing one's troops is to be without ascertainable shape. Then the most penetrating spies cannot pry in nor can the wise lay plans against you. Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. |
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