Seventy-Fifth Chapter
Posted by Madhu B. Wangu on April 3, 2009Seventy-Fifth Chapter
Tao Te-Ching
When rulers eat too much tax grain
people starve.
When the government is too intrusive
people lose their spirit.
If the government acts for people’s benefit, leaves them alone and trusts them people’s lives become valuable.
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As I Understand It:
Lao Tzu voiced the deprived and the oppressed. During his lifetime the Chinese rulers imposed burdensome taxation on [...]