Sun Tzu On The Art Of War: Chapter 1|
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Sun Su on the art of war. The oldest military treaty in the world translated from the chinese with introduction and critical notes by Lionel guys. Emma one San Suu said The art of war is of vital importance to the state Two. It is a matter of life and death erode either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. Three. The art of war then is governed by five constant factors to be taken into account in one's deliberations when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field. Four these are one the moral law two Heaven three Earth four The Commander Five, method and discipline five and six. The moral law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler so that they will follow him regardless of their lives. Un dismayed by any danger Seven Heaven signifies night and day, cold and heat times and seasons. Hey Earth comprises distances great and small danger and security. Open ground and narrow passes the chance of life and death. Nine the commander stands for the virtues of wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage, and strictness. 10 by method and discipline are to be understood. The marshaling of the army and its proper subdivisions. The graduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army and the control of military expenditure. 11. These five heads should be familiar to every general. He who knows them, will be victorious. He who knows him not, will fail. 12. Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine the military conditions that can be made the basis of a comparison in this wise 13 which of the two sovereigns is imbued with the moral law, which of the two generals has most ability with whom lie the advantages derived from heaven and earth, on which side is disciplined most rigorously enforced. Which army is stronger on which side are officers and men more highly trained in which army is there, the greater constancy, both in reward and punishment.