Chapter 1 (Laying Plans), verse 1
'The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin.' The methodological opening establishing why the inquiry matters.
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From The Art of War by Sun Tzu
The opening declaration that war must be studied with utmost seriousness because the survival of the state depends on it.
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