Sun Tzu · Politics

Know the Enemy, Know Yourself

Sun Tzu’s most quoted maxim makes knowledge the foundation of all victory: the commander who knows both the enemy and himself need never fear defeat - and foreknowledge, gathered through spies and calculation, is the strategist’s supreme weapon.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned Sun Tzu’s maxim that one must know both the enemy and oneself. Explain in your own words why knowing yourself is as essential as knowing the enemy.

Leads to Kautilya (Chanakya).

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