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。

Scipio Africanus

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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Ungrateful fatherland, you shall not even have my bones.

I am never less alone than when by myself, and never less idle than when at leisure.

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