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Confucius Quotes about Military

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To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.

To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.

Confucius
Military, War, Army
Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides

There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.

Confucius
Confidence, War, Military

The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.

Confucius
Military, Government, People
Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.254, Courier Corporation

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

Confucius
Military, Taken, Men
Confucius (2015). “The Analects of Confucius”, p.40, Sheba Blake Publishing

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