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孟子曰:“天下有道,以道殉身;天下无道,
以身殉道;未闻以道殉乎人者也。”
Mencius said, “When right principles prevail
throughout the kingdom, one’s principles must
appear along with one’s person. When right
principles disappear from the kingdom, one’s person
must vanish along with one’s principles. I have not
heard of one’s principles being dependent for their
manifestation on other men.”
【译文】孟子说:“天下政治清明,道义随身
彰显;天下政治黑暗,用性命来捍卫道义;
没有听过牺牲道义而屈从俗人的。”
【解读】本章同样论及“道”。前文提到“道”
是中华文化的一种终极追求,既然是追求,
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