The root of the kingdom is the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root… — Mencius
The root of the kingdom is the state. The root of the state is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its head.
In the original Chinese
天下之本在國，國之本在家，家之本在身。
300 BC
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Current citation
Mencius. Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau. Penguin Classics, 2005, bk. 4.
Original citation
Mencius. Mengzi. c. 300 BC, bk. 4.
