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Legalism -> Shang Jun Shu -> Agriculture and War -> 7.2

Generally speaking, in administrating a country,
the trouble is when the people are scattered and when it is impossible to consolidate them.
聖人 That is why a sage tries to bring about uniformity and consolidation.
A state where uniformity of purpose has been established for one year,
will be strong for ten years;
where uniformity of purpose has been established for ten years,
it will be strong for a hundred years,
where uniformity of purpose has been established for a hundred years,
it will be strong for a thousand years;
and a state which has been strong for a thousand years will attain supremacy.


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