An idea from Tao Te Ching

Using armies to rule tends to come back on the one who uses them. Where armies camp, thorns grow, and bad harvests follow. A good commander wins what he must and then stops. He who has killed multitudes of men should weep for them with the bitterest grief.

From Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

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