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Li Lou I · 孟子 4A.5

Passage 05

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「人rén有yǒu恒héng言yán，皆jiē曰yuē『天tiān下xià國guó家jiā』，天tiān下xià之zhī本běn在zài國guó，國guó之zhī本běn在zài家jiā，家jiā之zhī本běn在zài身shēn。」

Mencius said, 'People have this common saying, "The kingdom, the State, the family." The root of the kingdom is in the State. The root of the State is in the family. The root of the family is in the person of its Head.'

First-principles reading

Begin with the words and context, expose the premise beneath the argument, then test the conditions and limits of the principle.