Saturday, August 13, 2011

Mirrored values

h/t Lords of the Sea: The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy by John R. Hale. Page 154.
"But tactical science is only one part of generalship," said Socrates. "A general must be capable of equipping his forces and providing for his men. He must also be inventive, hardworking, and watchful - bullheaded and brilliant, friendly and fierce, straightforward and subtle."
- Xenophon

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