Mencius

Mencius (4th century BCE)

"The people are of supreme importance; the altars to the gods of earth and grain come next; last comes the ruler."

• From The Mencius (Book VII, Part B, section 14) by Mencius, translated by D. C. Lau (Penguin Classics, 2003).

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