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Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn (Translations from the Asian Classics) Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn by Dong Zhongshu
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“Heaven establishes kings not on behalf of rulers but on behalf of the people; “Therefore if his virtue is sufficient to bring security and happiness to the people, Heaven bestows [the Mandate] on him; if his evil is sufficient to injure and harm the people, Heaven withdraws [the Mandate] from him.”17”
― Zhongshu Dong, Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn
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“A concubine [who bears the king] a son gains an honorable position thereby. At”
― Zhongshu Dong, Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn
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