I would rather save one citizen than destroy a thousand enemies.
敗北から学ばない将軍は決して勝利しない。
Military Strategists
Scipio Africanus
The Roman general who defeated Hannibal at Zama (202 BCE) and ended the Second Punic War. Scipio Africanus accomplished what no other Roman commander could — neutralizing the greatest military genius of the ancient world — by learning from Hannibal's own methods and applying them with Roman resources and discipline.
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