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Confront them with annihilation, and they will then survive; plunge them into a deadly situation, and they will then live. When people fall into danger, they are then able to strive for victory.
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Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.
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Secret operations are essential in war; upon them the army relies to make its every move.
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Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.
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Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy.
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For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.
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Of all those in the army close to the commander none is more intimate than the secret agent; of all rewards none more liberal than those given to secret agents; of all matters none is more confidential than those relating to secret operations.
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The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
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If ignorant both of your enemy and yourself, you are certain to be in peril.
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The skilful employer of men will employ the wise man, the brave man, the covetous man, and the stupid man.
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It is essential to seek out enemy agents who have come to conduct espionage against you and to bribe them to serve you. Give them instructions and care for them. Thus doubled agents are recruited and used.
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All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved.
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