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Quotation from The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm”
The Art of War, Ch. XI.24 (The Nine Situations), trans. Lionel Giles (1910)
The psychology behind deliberately placing troops on 'desperate ground' with no escape.
Citation: "Soldiers when in desperate straits lose the sense of fear. If there is no place of refuge, they will stand firm" — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. XI.24 (The Nine Situations), trans. Lionel Giles (1910). (id the-art-of-war-q11)
Portrait: 吴司马孙武, Unknown author, Public domain.
