Lao Tzu: In war man sinks from his higher to his lower nature

Anti-war essays, poems, short stories and literary excerpts Lao TzuThe Way of LifeTranslated by Witter Bynner (Thanks to Ken Freeland) One who would guide a leader of men in the uses of lifeWill warn him against the use of arms for conquest.Weapons often turn upon the wielder,An army’s harvest is a waste of thorns,Conscription of […]

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