CHAPTER 30
不以兵强天下。Read Chinese and English ↗CONCEPT IN CONTEXT
Arms and warfare 兵
Arms can be unavoidable, but they remain instruments of misfortune. The book refuses to treat military victory or the coercion of the world as the highest good.
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CHAPTER 31
夫佳兵者，不祥之器，物或恶之，故有道者不处。Read Chinese and English ↗CHAPTER 31
兵者不祥之器，非君子之器，不得已而用之，恬淡为上。Read Chinese and English ↗