7. Tzu-kung asked about government. The Master said,
Sufficient food, sufficient weapons, and the confidence of the
common people. Tzu-kung said, Suppose you had no choice
but to dispense with one of these three, which would you
forgo? The Master said, Weapons. Tzu-kung said, Suppose
you were forced to dispense with one of the two that were
left, which would you forgo? The Master said, Food. For
from of old death has been the lot of all men; but a people
that no longer trusts its rulers is lost indeed.
Book XII, Verse 7
The Analects of Confucius
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