But，atanyrate，ithascomeaboutthatthemembersofthegoverningclassarequiteafraidofenlargingonmilitarytopics，ordosoonlyinashamefacedmanner.Ifanyareboldenoughtodiscussthesubject，theyareatoncesetdownaseccentricindividualsofcoarseandbrutalpropensities.
Thisisanextraordinaryinstanceinwhich，throughsheerlackofreasoning，menunhappilylosesightoffundamentalprinciples.
WhentheDukeofChouwasministerunderCh`engWang，heregulatedceremoniesandmademusic，andveneratedtheartsofscholarshipandlearning;yetwhenthebarbariansoftheRiverHuairevolted，[60]hesalliedforthandchastisedthem.WhenConfuciusheldofficeundertheDukeofLu，andameetingwasconvenedatChia—ku，[61]hesaid：\"Ifpacificnegotiationsareinprogress，warlikepreparationsshouldhavebeenmadebeforehand.\"HerebukedandshamedtheMarquisofCh`i，whocoweredunderhimanddarednotproceedtoviolence.HowcanitbesaidthatthesetwogreatSageshadnoknowledgeofmilitarymatters？
WehaveseenthatthegreatChuHsiheldSunTzuinhighesteem.HealsoappealstotheauthorityoftheClassics：——
OurMasterConfucius，answeringDukeLingofWei，said：