“The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat, and then waited for an opportunity of defeating the enemy.”
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There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.
All war is deception.
If our soldiers are not overburdened with money, it is not because they have a distaste for riches if their lives are not unduly long, it is not because they are disinclined to longevity.
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win.
