Quote Pictures Mencius By thehistorianshut - August 3, 2019 Facebook Twitter ReddIt Pinterest Tumblr Email Mencius (c. 4th century BCE) “The Empire has its basis in the state, the state in the family, and the family in one’s own self.” From The Mencius (Book IV, Part A) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003). Like this:Like Loading...