Confucian Analects · Analects 9.25
The Master said, 'The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.'
Chinese · source text【廿五章】子曰、三軍可奪師也、匹夫不可奪志也。
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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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