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Quotation from The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“Sun Tzŭ said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State”
The Art of War, Ch. I.1 (Laying Plans), trans. Lionel Giles (1910)
The opening sentence, establishing war as a subject of the gravest public concern.
Citation: "Sun Tzŭ said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State" — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. I.1 (Laying Plans), trans. Lionel Giles (1910). (id the-art-of-war-q1)
Portrait: 吴司马孙武, Unknown author, Public domain.
