Confucian Analects · Analects 8.9
The Master said, 'The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.'
Chinese · source text【第九章】子曰、民可使由之、不可使知之。
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Confucius · English translation by James Legge · bilingual transcription
James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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