|piccap="Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate." - Sun Tzu
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*[[The Art of War (Sun Tzu)]]
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'''''The Art of War''''' is a classic [[Chinese]] treatise on [[military]] strategy written by the Chinese general [[Sun Tzu]]. Sun Tzu's strategies and tactics utilize the "Eastern tradition of strategy that emphasizes outwitting an opponent through speed, stealth, flexibility, and a minimum of effort."<ref>[https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Military-Classics-Ancient-including/dp/0813312280 The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China, including The Art of War - Amazon]</ref><ref>[http://www.wzaponline.com/SunTzuClausewitz.pdf Sun Tzu Compared to Clausewitz] by Walter S. Zapotoczny</ref>
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==Quotes about War==
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{{Cquote|From whence come [[war]]s and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that [[war]] in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye [[kill]], and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and [[war]], yet ye have not, because ye ask not.|||James 4:1-2}}