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Scope: Condemnation of Offensive War III Request type: Paragraph
Condition 1: Contains text "久者數歲速者數月是上不暇聽治士不暇治其官府農夫不暇稼穡婦人不暇紡績織紝則是國家失卒而百姓易務也然而又與其車馬之罷弊也幔幕帷蓋三軍之用甲兵之備五分而得其一則猶為序疏矣" Matched:1.
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非攻下 - Condemnation of Offensive War III

English translation: W. P. Mei [?] Library Resources
3 非攻下:
今夫師者之相為不利者也,曰:將不勇,士不分,兵不利,教不習,師不眾,率不利和,威不圉,害之不久,爭之不疾,孫之不強。植心不堅,與國諸侯疑,與國諸侯疑,則敵生慮,而意羸矣。偏具此物,而致從事焉,則是國家失卒,而百姓易務也。今不嘗觀其說好攻伐之國?若使中興師,君子庶人也,必且數千,徒倍十萬,然後足以師而動矣。久者數歲,速者數月,是上不暇聽治,士不暇治其官府,農夫不暇稼穡,婦人不暇紡績織紝,則是國家失卒,而百姓易務也,然而又與其車馬之罷弊也,幔幕帷蓋,三軍之用,甲兵之備,五分而得其一,則猶為序疏矣。然而又與其散亡道路,道路遼遠,糧食下繼傺,食飲之時,廁役以此飢寒凍餒疾病,而轉死溝壑中者,不可勝計也。此其為不利於人也,天下之害厚矣。而王公大人,樂而行之。則此樂賊滅天下之萬民也,豈不悖哉!今天下好戰之國,齊、晉、楚、越,若使此四國者得意於天下,此皆十倍其國之眾,而未能食其地也。是人不足而地有餘也。今又以爭地之故,而反相賊也,然則是虧不足,而重有餘也」。
Condemnation of Offensive War...:
Now that the armies are intended for mutual destruction, it is evident: If the general be not courageous, if soldiers be not brave, if weapons be not sharp, if drills be not frequent, if the force be not large, if generals be not harmonious, if power be not august, if a siege be not enduring, if an assault be not speedy, if people be not strongly bound together, if determination be not firm - if this be so, the (other) feudal lords will suspect. When feudal lords entertain suspicion, enemies will be stirred up and cause anxiety, and the morale will be weakened. On the other hand, if every preparation is in good shape and the state goes out to engage in war, then the state will lose its men and the people will neglect their vocations. Have we not heard it said that, when a warring state goes on an expedition, of the officers there must be several hundred, of the common people there must be several thousand, and of the soldiers and prisoners there must be ten thousand, before the army can set out? It may last for several years, or, at the shortest, several months. So, the superior will have no time to attend to government, the officials will have no time to attend to their offices, the farmers will have no time to sow or reap, the women will have no time to weave or spin: that is, the state will lose its men and the people will neglect their vocations. Besides, the chariots will break and horses will be exhausted. As to tents, army supplies, and soldiers' equipment - if one-fifth of these can remain (after the war) it would already be beyond expectation. Moreover, innumerable men will be missing and lost on the way, and will become sick from the long distances, meagre rations, hunger and cold, and die in the ditches. Now the calamity to the people and the world is tremendous. Yet the rulers enjoy doing it. This means they enjoy injuring and exterminating the people; is this not perversity? The most warring states in the empire to-day are Qi, Jin, Chu, and Yue. These four states are all successful in the world. Even if their people be increased tenfold, still they could not consume all that their land could produce. That is, they are in need of men while they have a surplus of land. Still they strove against each other to possess more land. This is to neglect what is needed and to value what is already in plenty.

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