*"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
*"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."
*"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
*"Supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
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== External links ==
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*[https://academic.oup.com/book/6276/chapter-abstract/149941165?redirectedFrom=fulltext 5 Shaping the Enemy: Preparing the Battlefield], Oxford Academic "The fifth principle of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War and its application in military situations. Shaping means mastering the enemy and making them conform to the leader’s strategy, rules, and will."