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title: "5 Subdue Enemy Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [Thus those skilled in war subdue the enemy's army without battle … They conquer by strategy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/thus-those-skilled-in-war-subdue-the-enemy-s-army-without-battle-they/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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> [To capture the enemy's entire army is better than to destroy it; to take intact a regiment, a company, or a squad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-capture-the-enemy-s-entire-army-is-better-than-to-destroy-it-to/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

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> [“He strived to win the hearts and minds of enemies through peaceful and passive persuasion and knowing when to retreat and when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/col-ben-findley/he-strived-to-win-the-hearts-and-minds-of-enemies-through-peaceful/)

[Col Ben Findley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/col-ben-findley/)

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> [The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-supreme-art-of-war-is-to-subdue-the-enemy-without-fighting/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71b/sun-tzu-283_art_the-supreme-art-of-war-is-to-subdue-the_2638148.jpg)

> [To Subdue an enemy without fighting is the greatest of skills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/to-subdue-an-enemy-without-fighting-is-the-greatest-of-skills/)

[Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/sun-tzu-283_enemy_to-subdue-an-enemy-without-fighting-is-t_3032259.jpg)

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