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— Mencius"If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire."
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He who outrages benevolence is called a ruffian: he who outrages righteousness is called a villain. I have heard of the cutting off of the villain Chow, but I have not heard of the putting of a ruler to death.
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