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"To govern a kingdom, use righteousness. To conduct a war, use strategy. To be a true world-ruler, be occupied with Inner Life. How do I know this is so? By this: The more restrictive the laws, the poorer the people. The more machinery used, the more trouble in the kingdom. The more clever and skilful the people, the more do they make artificial things. The more the laws are in evidence, the more do thieves and robbers abound. That is why the self-controlled man says: If I act from Inner Life the people will become transformed in themselves. If I love stillness the people will become righteous in themselves. If I am occupied with Inner Life the people will become enriched in themselves. If I love the Inner Life the people will become pure in themselves."