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3.19

Duke Ding asked how a leader should employ ministers, and how ministers should serve their leader.

Confucius said, “The leader should employ ministers according to ritual. The ministers should serve their leader with dutifulness and loyalty.”

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Categories Book 3 Tags Duke Ding, Duty, Government, Loyalty, Ritual
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