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Written by Democrats Abroad on 2025-02-04 at 11:11

(Edited: this is an apocryphal quote attributed to Sun Tzu. Sentiment still applies, though!)

Lessons from the 5th Century BC can be applied today. But today, you can contact the representatives in your voting district and let them know, in no uncertain terms, that you expect them to act.

[#]TheArtOfWar #SunTzu #Resist

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Written by Democrats Abroad on 2025-02-04 at 20:13

An updated version of this has been posted that says the author of the quote (often attributed to Sun Tzu) is unknown.

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Written by Jorge Stolfi on 2025-02-04 at 12:48

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True! An sadly way too many people think that this is one of the main motivations to be evil...

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Written by Jobu Tupaki on 2025-02-04 at 15:20

@democratsabroad this appears to be misattributed to Sun Tzu:

https://www.truthorfiction.com/sun-tzu-rule-over-ashes-quote/

i agree with the sentiment of the statement. but in this age of misinformation, we need to do better than the adversary, and take real concern for verifying the accuracy of statements that we purport to be true.

you may as well have attributed this quote to Albert Einstein or Yogi Berra. just share something that is impactful or inspiring on its own; you don't need the false authority of a dubious origin.

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Written by Democrats Abroad on 2025-02-04 at 16:34

@RubyTuesdayDONO You are right. We used a misattributed quote! Edited to fix. Our 5th C BCE quoted aren’t properly indexed!

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Written by Hans Kastell on 2025-02-04 at 16:36

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...und dann kommt immer die Frage, wie weit wird er gehen?

[#]einfacheAntwort ,soweit wie man ihn lässt.

[#]frag #gesellschaft #Psychologie #sozialpsychologie #Soziologie #politik

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Written by Jfrench on 2025-02-04 at 17:14

@democratsabroad but even that would be burn then rule.. What's the point of ruling and then burning?

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Written by Tuckers Nuts Resist! 😈 on 2025-02-04 at 23:14

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🥥 "Stop posting internet memes quoting things I never said, or I'll kill you." --Sun Tsu, The Art of War 🥥

[#]Quotations #SunTsu #ArtofWar ##TuckersBalls

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Written by Stoneface Vimes on 2025-02-05 at 09:24

@jstatepost @democratsabroad I think you'll find it was Boromir out of lord of the rings who said that.

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