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Sun Tzu

c. 544–496 BC — China

Era: Ancient

Brilliance: 9/10 | Stewardship: 6/10 | Composite Index: 54

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

Biography

The Art of War — the most influential treatise on strategy ever written. Still required reading at military academies and business schools worldwide.

Key Facts

  • The Art of War — most influential strategy text
  • Required at military academies
  • Used in business schools worldwide
  • Philosophy of winning without fighting
  • Identity debated by historians

He wrote the book on war. The lesson was: don't fight.

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