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Sanxue Academy

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道德经

以正治國,以奇用兵,以無事取天下

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以正治国,以奇用兵,以无事取天下。吾何以知其然哉?以此。天下多忌讳,而民弥贫;民多利器,国家滋昬;人多伎巧,奇物滋起;法令滋彰,盗贼多有。故圣人云﹕「我无为而民自化,我好静而民自正,我无事而民自富,我无欲而民自朴。」

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