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Sun Tzu, The Art of War Quotes: When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.
         

When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.


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When the common soldiers are too strong and their officers too weak, the result is INSUBORDINATION.
         



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The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.



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Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.



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When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard.



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Great results, can be achieved with small forces.





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