The people do not fear death; to what purpose is
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THE TAO AND ITS CHARACTERISTICS
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PART II.
The people do not fear death; to what purpose is it to (try to)
frighten them with death? If the people were always in awe of death,
and I could always seize those who do wrong, and put them to death,
who would dare to do wrong?
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