16. 善用兵者修道而保法故能爲勝敗之政

The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres

to method and discipline;

For 道 and 法, see _supra_, I. 4 sqq. I think that Chang Yü is

wrong in altering their signification here, and taking them as

爲戰之道 and 制敵之法 respectively.

thus it is in his power to control success.

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