When the general is weak and without authority; when his...

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and men, and the ranks are formed in a slovenly haphazard manner, the result is utter disorganization.

Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text (ed. Tuttle Publishing, 2012) - ISBN: 9781462905126

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and...

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and...

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and...

When the general is weak and without authority; when his orders are not clear and distinct; when there are no fixed duties assigned to officers and...