# The Art of War

**by Sun Tzu** · 500 BCE · Philosophy · Free public-domain eBook

The most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and business. Timeless wisdom on conflict and leadership.

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## Opening of The Art of War

1. Sun Tzŭ said: The art of war is of vital importance to the State.

2. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.

3. The art of war, then, is governed by five constant factors, to be taken into account in one’s deliberations, when seeking to determine the conditions obtaining in the field.

4. These are: (1) The Moral Law; (2) Heaven; (3) Earth; (4) The Commander; (5) Method and discipline.

5, 6. \_The Moral Law\_ causes the people to be in complete accord with their ruler, so that they will follow him regardless of their lives, undismayed by any danger.

7. \_Heaven\_ signifies night and day, cold and heat, times and seasons.

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