The Art of War
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
art of war · generalship · military activity · the art of war · war
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Antidosis (Greek)
would anyone withhold praise from their instructors instead of putting to death those who turned their lessons to an evil use?
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Antidosis
Military skill used as an analogy for speech: misuse by students should not condemn the art or teacher.
would anyone withhold praise from their instructors instead of putting to death those who turned their lessons to an evil use?
Statesman
The science of deliberating and conducting warfare, examined alongside the power to decide for war or peace, and found to be subservient to, rather than identical with, the kingly art of the statesman.
We shall, then, not call the art of the generals statesmanship, since it is subservient.
How could we think it is not a science, when generalship and all military activity practise it?
And what other art shall we make bold to declare is mistress of that great and terrible art, the art of war as a whole, except the truly kingly art?