FAL Q05 Tome03

1. Avoid warfare if at all possible. Destruction of other intellectual beings is abhorrent. To seek opportunities to destroy intellectual beings is perverse.

2. Peace is preferable to conflict. Conflict is preferable to the destruction of knowledge.

3. Having failed to maintain peace and order vital to the preservation of knowledge, seek ye to restrain those who would destroy knowledge.

4. The good must be preserved. Knowledge must be defended.

5. The fate of the world is of greater concern than the fate of a race. The fate of a race is of greater concern than the fate of a city; and the fate of a city is of greater concern than that of an individual. However, know ye that concern for such things as worlds and races are aggregates of the thoughts and opinions of individuals. Without concern for the individual, it is difficult to establish concern for the world or for a race.

6. When pressed to fight, assume the fight is to the death.

7. Take not thy enemy's surrender without his total acquiescence and submission of arms.

8. Treat not with thy defeated enemy until a fortnight shall have passed. This permits time to learn of treacheries.

9. Fear not the retribution of thy fallen enemies as you move to build a lasting peace. Be mindful of possible treachery among surviving foes.

10. Dispose of a fallen enemy's remains as you would have him dispose of yours.