Robert Greene12--Lose Battles, But Win The War: Grand StrategyGrand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
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During the American Civil War, President Lincoln’s opponent, Abraham Lincoln, told the Union soldiers: “Don’t worry about what you will need to win the battle. Don’t even think about it. Just win the war.” As a result of this advice, and Lincoln’s decision to delay the attack on Fort Sumter until Fort Sumter surrendered, the Confederates never knew that there was a plan to attack Richmond.
Source: The 33 Strategies Of War
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