Art of War

 is a book appearing in Deus Ex. It is an excerpt from , authored by the famous Chinese military leader.

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''Art of War by Sun Tzu''

''III. ATTACK BY STRATAGEM''

''1. Sun Tzu said: In the practical art of war, the best thing of all is to take the enemy's country whole and intact; to shatter and destroy it is not so good. So, too, it is better to recapture an army entire than to destroy it, to capture a regiment, a detachment or a company entire than to destroy them.''

2. Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting...

Искусство войны