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Mencius (translated with an introduction by D. C. Lau)

Mencius; D. C. Lau (trans.) · Penguin Classics · 1970

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Type: Book
Author: Mencius; D. C. Lau (trans.)
Accessed: 2026-09-01
Reliability notes: ISBN 0140442286; revised edition 2004, ISBN 9780140449716.

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EstablishedMencius urged rulers to govern through benevolence and moral suasion rather than force, and in Mengzi 3A3 proposed a 'well-field' system in which eight families farm their own plots and jointly cultivate a central field whose produce is the tax.