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"人有土田，女反有之。人有民人，女覆奪之。此宜無罪，女反收之。彼宜有罪，女覆說之。"

— Classic of Poetry

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Some had fields and lands, But you have taken them away. Some had serfs and servants, But you have laid hands upon them. Some were innocent and you have bound them; Some were guilty and you have pleaded for them. — trans. Arthur Waley

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