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Legalism -> Shang Jun Shu -> Weakening the People -> 1 - Additional information
民弱国强,民强国弱,故有道之国,务在弱民。朴则强,淫则弱;弱则轨,淫则越志;弱则有用,越志则强。故曰:“以强去强1者弱,以弱去强者强。”
1. 强 : Another version reads: "弱". 《意林》引作“弱”。