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Many modern translations of the Art of War are misappropriated and forcefully applied to business or politics.
Sun Tzu was a Taoist, who believed in simplicity, spontaneity, equilibrium, and so forth. He believed in flowing effortlessly like water finding is level and weathering a stronger enemy.
His writing exemplified a philosophy and a spirit of living as he applied them to war.