生亦我所欲也,义亦我所欲也;二者不可得兼,舍生而取义者也。—— 《孟子·告子上》
Life is what I want, and so is righteousness. If it is impossible to have both, I would give up my life for righteousness. —— Mencius by Meng Ke (c. 372-289 BC), philosopher and Confucian scholar of the Warring States Period
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