2. Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the vict… — The Art of War
SAPIR 861
2. Hostile armies may face each other for years, striving for the victory which is decided in a single day. This being so, to remain in ignorance of the enemy's condition simply because one grudges the outlay of a hundred ounces of silver in honors and emoluments,
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