'The rulers of those States rob their people of their time, so that they cannot plow and weed their fields, in order to support their parents. Their parents suffer from cold and hunger. Brothers, wives, and children are separated and scattered abroad.Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Works of Mencius.
'Those rulers, as it were, drive their people into pit-falls, or drown them. Your Majesty will go to punish them. In such a case, who will oppose your Majesty?
'In accordance with this is the saying, "The benevolent has no enemy." I beg your Majesty not to doubt what I say.'
~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Mencius - Book 1, Part 1, Chapter 5B
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