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桓寬:Discourses on Salt and Iron, Volume 1, 力耕第二, Entry 6

桓寬《鹽鐵論》· 卷1·力耕第二 · Philosophy · Wealth · Investing · Growth

文學曰:「洪水滔天,而有禹之績,河水泛濫,而有宣房之功。商紂暴虐,而有孟津之謀,天下煩擾,而有乘羨之富。夫上古至治,民樸而貴本、安愉而寡求。當此之時,道路罕行,市朝生草。故耕不強者無以充虛,織不強者無以掩形。雖有湊會之要,陶、宛之術,無所施其巧。自古及今,不施而得報,不勞而有功者,未之有也。」

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