Ha ha! *Caesar was both a proficient tactician and statesman!* Too bad they killed him... You on the other hand...are a brilliant tease, vino expert, and professional provacateur!
Sun Tzu probably didn't exist...a lot like Jesus, but the work is attributed to him anyway. Probably a compilation of good general's work as the introduction explains. No matter, our goobers in the goverment should incorporate it on principle. Wishful thinking again:) On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Clogtowner <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi y'all - my ancestors were very familiar with Caesar's methods.... > Veni, Vidi, Vici. > > On Jan 5, 12:54 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > I may be one of the last people on Earth to read this thing, but I'm > almost > > through the Introduction section and hope someone else has in our group > has > > already read it... > > > > What got me to go ahead and read it was this passage that caught me on > the > > flip through... > > > > *"When Sun Tzu wrote, ware had become a dangerous business; the recouse > when > > other means had failed. The best policy, he says, is 'to atack the > enemy's > > plans'; the next best to disrupt his alliances, for 'to subdue the > enemy's > > army without fighting is the acme of skill'. This indicates his > perception > > that war was no longer a regulated pastime, but the ultimate instrument > of > > statecraft."* > > > > I am personally curious to how similar his methods were to Caesar's. > Caesar > > could'nt have read Sun Tzu due to the supposed time period of its > > creation... but Napoleon did.... > > > > -- > > gnothe se auton > > > -- gnothe se auton --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/memphisfreethoughtalliance?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
