Frank HerbertIt is far better to win a battle through skilled leadership and wise decisions than violence and bloodshed. It may not seem as glorious to the uninitiated, but in the end it results in fewer wounds--of any kind.
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In 1941, Benito Mussolini’s fascists were caught completely off guard by the sudden onslaught of the Allied forces at the Battle of El Alamein. Without a plan to hold their positions, Mussolini’s army was quickly defeated. However, because he was a skilled leader and had a good overall strategy in place, it did not matter that his army was caught unprepared. Instead, he chose to fight because he was a man of wisdom and did not want to waste lives in a senseless war.
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