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王無罪歲，
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論語 · 堯曰篇第二十天下之民興滅國，繼絕世，舉逸民，天下之民歸心焉。所重：民、食、喪、祭。寬則得眾，信則民任焉，敏則有功，公則說。
荀子 · 君道篇第十二天下之民下之王公莫好之也，然而是子獨好之；以天下之民莫為之也，然而是子獨為之；好之者貧，為之者窮，然而是子（獨）猶將為之也，不為少頃輟焉
荀子 · 議兵篇第十五天下之民隱之以阸，忸之以慶賞，鰌之以刑罰，使天下之民所以要利於上者，非鬭無由也。
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- Work
- 孟子 · Mencius
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Meng Ke (Mencius) and his followers.
- Digital witness
- Kanseki Repository · KR1h0001 · base edition tls
- Contributors
- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
- Source position
- KR1h0001_001.txt, lines 196–197. MENG 1A03:12; tr. D. C. Lau 1.5
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