Checks these out. I'm planing to get myself a deck. http://www.artofwarsuntzu.com/artofwarcards.htm
On Jan 5, 2:45 pm, Isparklaria <[email protected]> wrote: > Sun Tzu Lives! Okay so he probably never lived to begin with but this > link goes to a page with some infomation about how much Sun Tzu has > influenced battles that the American army has fougt in. It mentions > Colonel John Boyd the greatest American military strategist and > student of Sun Tzu's classic. > > http://www.artofwarsuntzu.com/america_experiences_sun_tzu.htm > > On Jan 5, 2:13 pm, CrossBow <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > 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- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
