@OddJob They kind of did though

"A strong military, a tool of misfortune
All things detest it ...

The military is a tool of misfortune
Not the tool of honorable gentlemen
When using it out of necessity
Calm detachment should be above all
Victorious but without glory
Those who glorify
Are delighting in the killing
Those who delight in killing
Cannot achieve their ambitions upon the world

... Those who have been killed
Should be mourned with sadness
Victory in war should be treated as a funeral."

- Tao Te Ching, Verse 31, translated by Derek Lin