To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sun Tzu

The Art of War

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Topic

Military strategy

Author

Sun Tzu

Source

The Art of War

Medium

Treatise

Genre

Military treatise

Language

Chinese

Time

500 BC 500s BC 6th century BC

Occupation

General Philosopher Writer

From

China Asia

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Sun Tzu. The Art of War, c. 6th century BC.

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Job 28:12

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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Job 28:12).

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Every Communist must grasp the truth: "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

Mao Zedong

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Mao Zedong
Medium
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Genre
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Language
Chinese
Time
1938 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
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Mao Zedong. "Problems of War and Strategy." Sixth Plenary Session of the Sixth Central Committee of the Party. 6 Nov. 1938, Yan'an, China.

Current Citation

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