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The True Adonis · « **Reply #75 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:25:01 AM »

And another:
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War

The True Adonis · « **Reply #76 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:26:28 AM »

The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
- Sun Tzu

Soul Crusher · « **Reply #77 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:28:26 AM »

Quote from: The True Adonis on May 22, 2009, 10:25:01 AM

And another:
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
-Sun Tzu, the Art of War

No doubt, but sun Tzu also said that nations must posture themselves in a way that other countries believe they have more to lose than win in engaging in battle.

The True Adonis · « **Reply #78 on:** May 22, 2009, 10:33:05 AM »

The enemy's spies who have come to spy on us must be sought out, tempted with bribes, led away and comfortably housed. Thus they will become double agents and available for our service. It is through the information brought by the double agent that we are able to acquire and employ local and inward spies. It is owing to his information, again, that we can cause the doomed spy to carry false tidings to the enemy.
- Sun Tzu quotes

headhuntersix · « **Reply #79 on:** May 22, 2009, 01:02:15 PM »

"There is only one decisive victory: the last."
- Karl von Clausewitz

The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
- Karl von Clausewitz

"War is a conflict of great interests which is settled by bloodshed, and only in that is it different from others."
- Karl von Clausewitz

And my all time favorite......there are two states of war...peace and total war, nothing else.

And TA as far as humans, animals and war...lions can only eat one antelope at a time. A bear can only eat so many fish at a time, yet they're still killing other animals. If a lion had a fridge, they'd stock it.