Passage 3-1
孫子曰, 凡用兵之法, 全國爲上, 破國次之; 全軍爲上, 破軍次之;
Sun Tzu said: In the art of war, the supreme strategy is to preserve the enemy state intact; destroying it is inferior. To subdue the enemy’s army intact is best; to destroy it is inferior.
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