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司馬光:Zizhi Tongjian, Volume 192, Entry 18

司馬光《資治通鑑》· 卷192·太宗文武大聖大廣孝皇帝上之上貞觀元年(丁亥,公元六二七年) · Leadership · Philosophy · Decision · Action

戊申,上與侍臣論周、秦修短,蕭瑀對曰:「紂為不道,武王征之。周及六國無罪,始皇滅之。得天下雖同,人心則異。」上曰:「公知其一,未知其二。周得天下,增修仁義;秦得天下,益尚詐力;此修短之所以殊也。蓋取之或可以逆得,守之不可以不順故也。」瑀謝不及。山東大旱,詔所在賑恤,無出今年租賦。

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