When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart…

When one by force subdues men, they do not submit to him in heart. They submit, because their strength is not adequate to resist.

Mencius

300 BC

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Topic

Use of force Submission

Genre

Philosophical literature

Time

300 BC Ancient World

Person

Mencius

Provenance

Current citation

Mencius. Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau. Penguin Classics, 2005, bk. 2.

Original citation

Mencius. Mengzi. c. 300 BC, bk. 2.

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