The prince of Lû wanted to make the minister Shan commander of his army.
Mencius said, 'To employ an uninstructed people in war may be said to be destroying the people. A destroyer of the people would not have been tolerated in the times of Yâo and Shun.
'Though by a single battle you should subdue Ch'î, and get possession of Nan-yang, the thing ought not to be done.'
Shan changed countenance, and said in displeasure, 'This is what I, Kû-Lî, do not understand.'~ James Legge translation via nothingistic.org ~
Go here to read the introductory post to this serialized version of the Works of Mencius.
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