The Art of War

By Tzu, Sun

Book Id: WPLBN0000149751
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Reproduction Date: 2005

Title:	The Art of War
Author:	Tzu, Sun
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature, Literature & thought, Writing.
Collections:	Classic Literature Collection
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Publisher:	World Ebook Library


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LAYING PLANS 1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State. -- 2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. -- 3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one's deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. -- 4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline. 5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete...

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