There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare.

“Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his atta…”

“The answer was again in the affirmative, so arrangements were made to bring 180…”

“It is best to keep one’s own state intact; to crush the enemy’s state is only s…”

“The good fighters of old first put themselves beyond the possibility of defeat,…”