Friday, March 20, 2026

Mencius

 

Mencius (4th century BCE)

“You can never gain the Empire without the heartfelt admiration of the people in it.”

  • From The Mencius (Book IV, Part B, section 16) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003).

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