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Quotation from The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare”
The Art of War, Ch. II.6 (Waging War), trans. Lionel Giles (1910)
The conclusion of Sun Tzu's accounting of the cost of a campaign in men, animals and treasure.
Citation: "There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare" — Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Ch. II.6 (Waging War), trans. Lionel Giles (1910). (id the-art-of-war-q3)
Portrait: 吴司马孙武, Unknown author, Public domain.
