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子
2.10
齐人伐燕，胜之。宣王问曰：“或谓寡
人勿取，或谓寡人取之。以万乘之国伐万乘
之国，五旬而举之，人力不至于此。不取，
必有天殃。取之，何如？”
孟子对曰：“取之而燕民悦，则取之。
古之人有行之者，武王是也。取之而燕民不悦，
则勿取。古之人有行之者，文王是也。以万
乘之国伐万乘之国，箪食［1］壶浆以迎王师。
岂有他哉？避水火也。如水益深，如火益热，
亦运［2］而已矣。”
The people of Qi attacked Yan, and conquered
it. The king Xuan asked, saying, “Some tell me not
to take possession of it for myself, and some tell
me to take possession of it. For a kingdom of ten
thousand chariots, attacking another of ten thousand
chariots, to complete the conquest of it in fifty days,
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