thisuntry,chinaeatruly
deuchface,anyionis,when
heofficialsbeolosetheirsatthepublicurts,thenrafficatthelas,thenice
andinistries,andthegoventbyfacegivesoa
goventbylahenruerepublic
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entforthelandwhere
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thesanative
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falypatteitisthefalyndenlargedsoastokesoasureofcivicoperationpossible
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all
overtheuntryhadtogotopekingforthetriennialexanations,thereaprovinceordistrictthatdidnothaveitsohecapitalifoneuldnotfindonesdistrictguild,oneuldalheseguildsthesagistraesilies,as
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govent,theonlyrealgoventinent”being
knoentaxllectorsanditssoldierswhoalwaysraiseahullabalooontheiroffientreally
taxedthepeopleverylittleinthegoodoldierialdays,andfrohevillagerspointofvieperorfarailitary
serviceheuntrypeacethereherwaor
banditry,andonlytheriffraffofsocietyeverthoughtofbeingsoldiersheuntryatpeace,ittodistinguishbethe
soldiersofthegoventandthebanditsoftheuntry,adistinctionhistotallyunnecessaryinfact,nosuchdistinctionislogicallytenableasregardslawandjustice,thepeoplealshyofthela,niyfivepercentofvillagedisputesbeingsettledbythevillageelderstobeinvolvedinalawasipsofainiousgoodoldpeopleoftenboastedthattheyhadneverenteredanoffiostiortantfunctions
oftheent,taxlleaintainingpeaceandkeepingjustice,verylittlecatobotherthepeopleacrdingtothechinesepoliticalphilosophy,thatgoventgovesbestithereal
goventofandappliestothe
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andetealreason”binedherearenolaisalofindout,especiallyangpartiesesocial
tradition,akesjustice
possible,andanheartthevillage
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eanddivisionofproperty,orinedtofight
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