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离
娄
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孟子曰：“求也为季氏宰［1］，无能改于
其德，而赋粟［2］倍他日。孔子曰：‘求非我
徒也，小子鸣鼓而攻之可也。’由此观之，
君不行仁政而富之，皆弃于孔子者也，况于
为之强战？争地以战，杀人盈野；争城以战，
杀人盈城。此所谓率［3］土地而食人肉，罪不
容于死。故善战者服上刑［4］，连［5］诸侯者次之，
辟草莱、任土地［6］者次之。”

Mencius said, “Qiu acted as chief officer to the
head of the Ji family, whose evil ways he was unable
to change, while he exacted from the people double
the grain formerly paid. Confucius said, ‘He is no
disciple of mine. Little children, beat the drum and
assail him.’ Looking at the subject from this case,
we perceive that when a prince was not practising
benevolent government, all his ministers who

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