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15.9

Confucius said, “The dedicated scholar-official, the humane person, will not sacrifice humaneness for the sake of their lives—but they may sacrifice their lives to fulfill humaneness.

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Categories Book 15Tags Confucius, Death, Humaneness, Scholar
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