"If soldiers are punished before they have…" — Sun Tzu

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如果士兵在对你产生依恋之前就被惩罚，他们将不会顺从；而不顺从的话，他们实际上将毫无用处。如果在士兵对你产生依恋之后不执行惩罚，他们仍将毫无用处。

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