If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders...

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and the soldiers nevertheless disobey, then it is the fault of their officers.

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

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and...

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and...

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and...

If words of command are not clear and distinct, if orders are not thoroughly understood, the general is to blame. But if his orders are clear, and...