Confucian Analects · Analects 14.44
The Master said, 'When rulers love to observe the rules of propriety, the people respond readily to the calls on them for service.'
Chinese · source text【四四章】子曰、上好禮、則民易使也。
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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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