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"A great soldier used to say: "I plan not to be a Lord, but to be a follower; I plan not to advance an inch, but to recede a foot. This is called: Advancing with the advantage of Inner Life, baring the arm with the energy of Inner Life, grasping a weapon with the force of Inner Life, meeting the foe as a soldier of Inner Life. There is no calamity greater than lightly to engage in war. To engage lightly in war is to lose our treasure of gentleness. Therefore, when soldiers meet who are equally strong, He who is compassionate shall conquer."