The Analects论语

Book 12, Passage 12.17

Chi K'ang asked Confucius about government. Confucius replied, 'To govern means to rectify. If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be…

季康子问政于孔子,孔子对曰:“政者,正也。子帅以正,孰敢不正?”
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季jì康kāng子zǐ问wèn政zhèng于yú孔kǒng子zǐ,孔kǒng子zǐ对duì曰yuē:“政zhèng者zhě,正zhèng也yě。子zǐ帅shuài以yǐ正zhèng,孰shú敢gǎn不bù正zhèng?”

1Chi K'ang asked Confucius about government. Confucius replied, 'To govern means to rectify. If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

帅:通“率”,率领。

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