A civilization at war chooses only the most obvious enemy, and often also the one perceived, at first, to be the most easily defeatable. But that ene… - Steven Erikson

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A civilization at war chooses only the most obvious enemy, and often also the one perceived, at first, to be the most easily defeatable. But that enemy is not the true enemy, nor is it the gravest threat to that civilisation. Thus a civilization at war often chooses the wrong enemy.