In antiquity the sage kings recognized that men's nature is bad and that their tendencies were not being corrected and their lawlessness controlled.

-- Xunzi 荀子

在古代，圣人国王认识到人的本性是坏的，他们的倾向没有得到纠正，他们的不法行为受到控制。

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I believe that nationalism is a very strong force, but there are other forces operating; there are tendencies pushing towards a larger picture, especially in Europe, I think; but I still think nationalism is real.

我相信民族主义是一种非常强大的力量，但还有其他力量在起作用;我认为，有一种趋势在推动一个更大的图景，尤其是在欧洲;但我仍然认为民族主义是真实存在的。

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When people lack teachers, their tendencies are not corrected; when they do not have ritual and moral principles, then their lawlessness is not controlled.

当人们缺少教师时，他们的倾向得不到纠正;当他们没有仪式和道德准则时，他们的无法无天是无法控制的。

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Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.

注重事实的人可以纠正错误，但墨守成规的人不会纠正教条主义。

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