The art of war by Sun Tzu: evils of war. #history #quotes |
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Sun Tzu said: if victory is long in coming, you will exhaust your strength. If the campaign is protracted, the resources of the State, will not be equal to the strain.
Then no man, however wise, will be able to avert the consequences that must ensue. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare. It is only one who is thoroughly acquainted with the evils of war, that can thoroughly understand the profitable way of carrying it on. |