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Anti-state Taoist Thinker, Influential Chinese Philosopher who Lived around the 4th Century BCE during the Warring States Period, a Period of Great Development in Chinese Philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought
: An influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BCE during the Warring States period, a period of great development in Chinese philosophy, the Hundred Schools of Thought. He is credited with writing?in part or in whole?a work known by his name, the Chuang Tz?, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism. (From: Wikipedia.org.)
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Quote #37 on Political Struggle Quotes >> State and Domination
“The potter says, "I'm good at handling clay! To round it, I apply the compass; to square it, I apply the T square." The carpenter says, "I'm good at handling wood! To arc it, I apply the curve; to make it straight, I apply the plumb line." But as far as inborn nature is concerned, the clay and the wood surely have no wish to be subjected to compass and square, curve and plumb line. Yet generation after generation sings out in praise, saying, "Po Lo is good at handling horses! The potter and the carpenter are good at handling clay and wood!" And the same fault is committed by the men who handle the affairs of the world!”
Source: "Daoism and Anarchism: Critiques of State Autonomy in Ancient and Modern Japan," by John A. Rapp, Contemporary Anarchist Studies, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012. Appendices, Zhuangzi, Chapter 9, "Horses' Hoofs", Page 221.
"Daoism and Anarchism: Critiques of State Autonomy in Ancient and Modern Japan," by John A. Rapp, Contemporary Anarchist Studies, Continuum International Publishing Group, 2012.
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