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This is a great book and I'd recommend it to anybody. Despite the militaristic title, it's not about aggression or destroying your enemies. Throughout the boo
by JohnBooty 14y ago
This is a great book and I'd recommend it to anybody.
Despite the militaristic title, it's not about aggression or destroying your enemies. Throughout the book, open warfare is always depicted as the most costly and least desirable option. Adding an enemy's strength to yours, with zero destruction, is regarded as the ultimate form of victory.
- mustafa0x 14y agoYou seem to be using destroy and open warfare synonymously. The Art of War is about one of these, not the other: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/destroy http://www.thefreedictionary.com/destroy de·stroy (d-stroi) v. de·stroyed, de·stroy·ing, de·stroys v.tr. 1. To ruin completely; spoil: The ancient manuscripts were destroyed by fire. 2. To tear down or break up; demolish. See Synonyms at ruin. 3. To do away with; put an end to: "In crowded populations, poverty destroys the possibility of cleanliness" (George Bernard Shaw). 4. To kill: destroy a rabid dog. 5. To subdue or defeat completely; crush: The rebel forces were destroyed in battle. See 5.
- SkyMarshal 14y agoThe pinnacle of military excellence is not to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles. It is to subjugate your enemy without fighting. -- Sun Tzu