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1. Sun Tzu said: The art of war is of vital importance tothe State.2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which canon no account be neglected.3. The art of war, then, is governed by fiveconstant factors, to be taken into account in one’s deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditionsobtaining in the field.4. These are:(1) The Moral Law;(2) Heaven;(3) Earth;(4) The Commander;(5) Method and discipline.5,6. The Moral Law causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will followhim regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.7. Heaven signifies night and day, cold and heat, timesand seasons.8. Earth comprises distances, great and small; dangerand security; open ground and narrow passes; thechances of life and death.9. The Commander stands for the virtues ofwisdom, sincerely, benevolence, courage and strictness.10. By method and discipline are to be understood themarshaling of the army in its proper subdivisions, thegraduations of rank among the officers, the maintenance of roads by which supplies may reach the army,and the control of military expenditure.11. These five heads should be familiar to every general: he who knows them will be victorious; he whoknows them not will fail. Sun Tzu - Art of War