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> [ If the people are victorious against the government, the nation will be weak; if the government is victorious against the people, the military will have strength. \[thus they\] will have the means by which they may fight, and thus ascend… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shang-yang/if-the-people-are-victorious-against-the-government-the-nation-will/)

Shang Yang

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## More by Shang Yang

> [The stupid don't even understand something that happened long ago, the wise understand it before it develops.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shang-yang/the-stupid-don-t-even-understand-something-that-happened-long-ago-the/)

Shang Yang

> [He who prides himself an extraordinary person by his deeds is rejected by the world; he who has independent ideas is hated by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shang-yang/he-who-prides-himself-an-extraordinary-person-by-his-deeds-is/)

Shang Yang

> [If the people are victorious against the government, the nation will be weak; if the government is victorious against the people, the military will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shang-yang/if-the-people-are-victorious-against-the-government-the-nation-will/)

Shang Yang

> [ ... he who has independent ideas is hated by the mass\[es\]. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shang-yang/he-who-has-independent-ideas-is-hated-by-the-mass-es/)

Shang Yang

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