AnonyMencius Boshu :verywise: on Nostr: A scholar came to the Master saying, “I have heard it said that in foreign ...
A scholar came to the Master saying, “I have heard it said that in foreign kingdoms, evil dukes have chained down the very utensils of the peasants to prevent them from fighting back against their wicked governments. We should thank Heaven we do not live in such a place, but instead possess great freedom!” The Master replied: “Yes, surely that foreign land must be filled with courageous junzi, if they threaten evil with nothing more than a kitchen knife! Our land is full of xiaoren who are fully armed and yet do nothing as evil flourishes at the hands of the court eunuchs. And what land could be called free, if to even call a nanban a nanban, much less defend ourselves against one, is against the laws and punishable by the magistrates?”
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