Mo Tzu

Mo Tzu (c. 5th century BCE)

"Those who strive to overthrow others simply drive the people to their death. What the people long for is life, and what they hate most is death."

• From the Basic Writings of Mo Tzu (Honoring the Worthy, part II, section 9), translated by Burton Watson (Columbia University Press, 1963).

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