Sun Tzu · Politics

Winning Without Fighting

Sun Tzu’s most radical idea inverts our whole image of the warrior: the supreme commander is not the one who wins a hundred battles, but the one who subdues the enemy <em>without fighting at all</em>.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that for Sun Tzu, the highest excellence is to win without battle. Explain in your own words why he ranked the bloodless victory above the brilliant one.

Leads to Carl von Clausewitz.

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