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弱民 - Weakening the People

English translation: J. J. L. Duyvendak [?]
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10 弱民:
今當世之用事者,皆欲為上聖,舉法之謂也。背法而治,此任重道遠而無馬牛,濟大川而無舡楫也
Weakening the People:...:
Now, those who administer affairs in our times, all desire to be more than sages; there is much talk of setting the law on high, but they rule in defiance of the law. This is like carrying a heavy load along a far road without having a horse or an ox, or like crossing a wide river without having a boat or oars.

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