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He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.

Sun Tzu

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To persuade your enemy to (retreat) before the fight is to defeat them even before the battle begins. An enemy made ally is no longer an enemy.
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Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle .... They conquer by strategy.
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The peak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.
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