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梁
惠
王
上
cannot contend with a great, that few cannot
contend with many, that the weak cannot contend
with the strong. The territory within the four seas
embraces nine divisions, each of a thousand li
square. All Qi together is but one of them. If with
one part you try to subdue the other eight, what is
the difference between that and Zou’s contending
with Chu? For, with such a desire, you must turn
back to the proper course for its attainment. Now
if Your Majesty will institute a government whose
action shall be benevolent, this will cause all the
officers in the kingdom to wish to stand in Your
Majesty’s court, and all the farmers to wish to plough
in Your Majesty’s fields, and all the merchants, both
travelling and stationary, to wish to store their goods
in Your Majesty’s marketplaces, and all travelling
strangers to wish to make their tours on Your
Majesty’s roads, and all throughout the kingdom
who feel aggrieved by their rulers to wish to come
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