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Sun Tzu quote on the cost of war circulates widely

Original: Raising a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the res

A passage from Sun Tzu's ancient military treatise 'The Art of War' is being shared: raising a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances, it says, entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on state resources, with daily expenditure reaching a thousand ounces of silver. Readers are using the classical text to frame commentary on the human and financial costs of modern warfare.

Why now: The ancient warning about war's expense resonates with ongoing armed conflicts in the news.

Sun TzuThe Art of War

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• Raising a hundred thousand men and marching them great distances entails heavy loss on the people and a drain on the resources of the State. The daily expenditure will amount to a thousand ounces of silver. There will be commotion at home and abroad, and men will drop down… · artofwarquotes · 1

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