[OT] Nobility.... or not

> One can be 'patriotic' and disagree desperately with the decision of a

I guess some on this list may appreciate the following quote:

"The duty of officials is to be the people's servant, not to make the people
serve them. Those working on the land pay one tenth of tehir income in tax
towards employing local officials and they therefore want the officials to
work for justice on their behalf. Officials who take their stipends yet do
nothing are to be found everywhere. There are even those neglect their jobs
and also steal from the people. Suppose you hire a servant in your home and he
receives his salary yet neglects his job and steals your property, you would
certainly be extremely angry and punish and fire him...with this kind of
official, the principle is the same"

Who wrote this? A 21st century Republican Conservative? One of the US founding
fathers?

No, the answer is...
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Li Zongyuan Chinese author early 9th century AD

Greetings Karl Heinz

On Wed, 5 Dec 2001 07:56:05 +0100 KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de
> (K.H.Ranitzsch) writes:
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> Li Zongyuan

Some truth is culture independent. Not all but enough.

Gracias,