It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the a...

It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.

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Sun Tzu

Ancient Chinese military general, strategist and philosopher from the Zhou Dynasty

543 - 495BC

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