"Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat."
"Those who would wage war, should first eliminate all domestic enemies before proceeding to attack the external foe."
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Source: The Art of War. Chapter VI: Weaknesses and Strengths. Translated by Chow-Hou Wee, 2003.
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