Confucian Analects · Analects 13.12
The Master said, 'If a truly royal ruler were to arise, it would still require a generation, and then virtue would prevail.'
Chinese · source text【十二章】子曰、如有王者、必世而後仁。
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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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