Wan Chang said, 'Hsiang made it his daily business to slay Shun. When Shun was made sovereign, how was it that he only banished him?' Mencius said, 'He raised him to be a prince. Some supposed that it was banishing him?'Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Works of Mencius.
~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
Monday, September 24, 2012
Mencius - Book 5, Part 1, Chapter 3A
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