“Secret operations are essential in war upon them the army relies to make its every move.”
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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.
The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
The general who advances without coveting fame and retreats without fearing disgrace, whose only thought is to protect his country and do good service for his sovereign, is the jewel of the kingdom.
There has never been a protracted war from which a country has benefited.
