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"The people are not afraid of death; Why threaten them with death? Supposing that the people are afraid of death, And we can seize and kill the unruly, Who would dare to do so? Often it happens that the executioner is killed. And to take the place of the executioner Is like handling the hatchet for the master carpenter. He who handles the hatchet for the master carpenter seldom escapes injury to his hands."
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Lao TzuBook
Tao Te Ching
Version: 4