"If soldiers are punished before they have grown……" — Sun Tzu

If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they… - Sun Tzu

"If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be unless."

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