Laozi Quotes About Politics
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Gentleness brings victory to him who attacks, and safety to him who defends. Those whom Heaven would save, it fences round with gentleness.
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The more prohibitions there are, the poorer the people will be. The more laws are promulgated, the more thieves and bandits there will be.
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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and robbers there will be.
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A government can be compared to our lungs. Our lungs are best when we don't realize they are helping us breathe. It is when we are constantly aware of our lungs that we know they have come down with an illness.
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The real art of governing consists, so far as possible, in doing nothing.
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