"The way is the beginning of all beings and the measure of right and wrong."
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from "The Way of the Ruler", Han Fei Tzu: Basic Writings, Columbia University Press, New York. Translated by Burton Watson.
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Han Fei
(ιι) also known as Han Feizi (ιιε) (, ca. 280β233 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and strategist.
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