When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting t…

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When the higher officers are angry and insubordinate, and on meeting the enemy give battle on their own account from a feeling of resentment, before the commander-in-chief can tell whether or not he is in a position to fight, the result is ruin. ✨ Sun Tzu (2010). The Art of War, p.34, FastPencil Inc
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