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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 9, 繇役第四十九, Entry 2
桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷9·繇役第四十九 · Investing · Philosophy · Leadership · Cognition
文學曰:「舜執干戚而有苗服,文王底德而懷四夷。詩云:『鎬京辟雍,自西自東,自南自北,無思不服。』普天之下,惟人面之倫,莫不引領而歸其義。故畫地為境,人莫之犯。子曰:『白刃可冒,中庸不可入。』至德之謂也。故善攻不待堅甲而克,善守不待渠梁而固。武王之伐殷也,執黃鉞,誓牧之野,天下之士莫不願為之用。既而偃兵,搢笏而朝,天下之民莫不願為之臣。既以義取之,以德守之。秦以力取之,以法守之,本末不得,故亡。夫文猶可長用,而武難久行也。」
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卷9·繇役第四十九·第2则
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