Sun Tzu — "Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strate…"
Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
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The Art of War (common paraphrase, the idea is present but not this exact wording)
Date: c. 5th century BC
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