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“If soldiers are punished before they have grown attached to you, they will not prove submissive; and, unless submissive, then will be practically useless. If, when the soldiers have become attached to you, punishments are not enforced, they will still be u”

Sun Tzu

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If you punish soldiers before they feel loyal to you, they won't obey properly and will be useless. If you don't punish them after they become loyal, they will become undisciplined.

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