There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not … - Sun Tzu

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If thought makes free, so does the moral sentiment. The mixtures of spiritual chemistry refuse to be analyzed.

Sun Tzu

There are roads which must not be followed, armies which must not be attacked, towns which must not be besieged, positions which must not be contested, commands of the sovereign which must not be obeyed.

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