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    regulationsalloan;andanesroundhesilentlydrahispocketbook;

    slesgraciouslyandsailsahenheisgaininggreaterfacestillif;hohe

    policenisunfaceandpretendsnottokno;theofficial

    andarin”byaskingthepolicen”ifheknoher”and

    signallingtothechauffeurtogooff;andthushisfaceillgreaterandifthe

    inrrigiblepoliceninsistsontakingthechauffeurtothestation;buttheofficial

    telephonestotheediatelyreleasesthechauffeurandorders

    thedisssalofthelittlepolicen”knoher;”thenthefaceof

    theofficialbeestrulybeatific

    facecannotbetranslatedordefineditislikehonourandisnothonouritcannotbe

    puranoraanaterialprideitishollowand

    isenfightforandanyendieforitisinvisibleandyetby

    definitionexistsbybeingshoothepublicitexistsintheetherandyetcanbe

    heard;andsoundsenentlyrespeenable;nottoreasonbutto

    sourdersand

    suiakesanoutofarenegadeedbyhis

    felloen;anditisprizedaboveallearthlypossessionsitisrepowerful

    thanfateandfavour;andrerespectedthanthenstitutionitoftendecidesa

    litaryviolishaentnistryitisthat

    holloeninchinaliveby

    tonfusefaceakeagrievouserrorchinesegirlsused

    todieforfaan;asso

    ate

    childandyetintheanhecheekanddoesnotoffera

    challengeforaduelislosing”honour9butnotlosingfaceontheotherhand;the

    uglysonofataofai;oasingsonggirlshouse;isinsultedandretush

    apanyofpolicetoorderthearrestofthesingsonggirlandtheclosingofthe

    house;isgetting”face;”butwewouldhardlysayheisguardinghis”honour”

    battleshavebeenlostandeireshavebeensacrificed”becausethegeneralswere

    bargainingforsohonorifieinoffensiveingdefeat

    ratherthanproceedingacrdingtolitarytacticshotntroversieshaveragedand

    protractedlegalbattleshavebeenfought;inheerknohatallthe

    tinothingreallypreventsthepartiesfrongtogetherexceptanicewayof

    gettingoutofit;orprobablythepropera

    politicalpartyandchangedtheionbecausehely

    insultedbyafelloenarerin

    ordertokeepgoingafuneralcelebrationappropriatetothestandingorfaceofthe

    faly;andoldfaliesonthedeclineareogobankruptandliveindebtfor

    lifeforthesareason

    nottogiveanfaceistheutstheightofrudenessandislikethrointheanyofficialsattendbethreeandfourdinnersina

    nightandinjurealltheiraldigestivesysteatherthankeoneof

    theirintendedhostslosefacenydefeatedgeneralstobebeheadedor

    rotinprisonaresentontoursof”industrial”or”educationalinspection”toeuropeas

    apricefortheirsurrender;heirfaceandheperiodic

    reinistrywasabolished

    fourorfiveyearsagoinordertoavoidtheissal”andsavethefaceofthe

    nisterstogetoutandperhapsgetajail

    sentencebesidesadisssalakethenisterloseface;becausetherewas

    noehun;alltoohun;thisfaceofoursandyet;it

    isthegoadofaitionandoneyithascauseda

    siserybecausetheforeignprincipalinsistedonincreasinghis

    salaryfroighteendollarstonieendollarshehertakeeighteendollars

    ortanafatherinlao

    askhisunakinghioseface;is

    probablyonlyakeanoutofhiandverypossiblythatsolitarywalk

    onhiseybethebeginningofhiskinggood

    itissaferontheotravelhpeoplehanh

    peopleuchofitterinsistedonhaving

    thefantainingcasesofsulphurandsitonthesecases

    andthropradoreeventually;

    thestearhesoldierssucceededinsavingtheirfacebutnottheir

    charredcarcassesthishadnothingtodohignoranceoreducationaneducated

    toover

    baggageonstrationsand

    pleadingsofthepilotreover;heedtohaveextrafacebeforehisfriendswho

    off;andorderedthepilottocircleroundashewasapowerful

    litaristtheextrafaceenervous;theplane

    refusedtogoupevenly;ithitagainstatree;andeventuallythegeneralpaidforhis

    facebylosingoneofhislegsanybodyhinkfaceisgoodenoughto

    pensateforoverluggageinanaeroplaneoughttolosehislegandbe

    thankfulforit

    soitseethatpossibletodefineface;itisneverthelesscertainthat

    untileverybodyloseshisfacein
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    thisuntry;chinaeatruly

    deuchface;anyionis;when

    heofficialsbeolosetheirsatthepublicurts;then

    rafficatthelas;thenice

    andinistries;andthegoventbyfacegivesoa

    goventbylahenruerepublic

    viiithevillagesystebr 》

    intheabsenind;hohropypossibleinchina;and

    forhavellectiveenterprisesforpublicgoodtakentheansobefoundin

    thevillagesysteilyraisedtoahigherexponentthepastoral

    bauseualso

    developedavillagensilartothegroivisciousnessofa

    heloveofthefalytheregrehe

    entforthelandwhere

    oneentaroseaybe;”in

    thesanative

    plabindsthepeopleofthesavillage;orthesadistrict;

    orthesaprovincetogether;andisresponsiblefortheexistenceofdistrictschools;

    publicgrainage;rchantguilds;orphanages;andotherpublicfoundations

    fundantally;theyspringfrohefalypsythe

    falypatteitisthefalyndenlargedsoastokesoasureofcivic

    operationpossible

    ineverybigberofprovincialor

    districtguilds;liketheanhuiguild;theningpoguild;etcherearerich

    rchants;theseguildsarealy

    nativetoilliondollarsitkeepsa

    sayalways

    serveashotels;liketheetis

    haveapeerchant

    all

    overtheuntryhadtogotopekingforthetriennialexanations;therea

    provinceordistrictthatdidnothaveitsohecapitalifoneuld

    notfindonesdistrictguild;oneuldalheseguilds

    thesagistraesilies;as

    inpeenthotelscertainprovinces;likeshansiandanhui;spreadaworkof

    suerchantstocarryontradeallovertheuntry

    baofnal

    govent;theonlyrealgoventinent”being

    knoentaxllectorsanditssoldierswhoalwaysraisea

    hullabalooontheiroffientreally

    taxedthepeopleverylittleinthegoodoldierialdays;andfrohevillagerspoint

    ofvieperorfarailitary

    serviceheuntrypeacethereherwaor

    banditry;andonlytheriffraffofsocietyeverthoughtofbeingsoldiershe

    untryatpeace;ittodistinguishbethe

    soldiersofthegoventandthebanditsoftheuntry;adistinctionhis

    totallyunnecessaryinfact;nosuchdistinctionislogicallytenableasregardslaw

    andjustice;thepeoplealshyofthela;niyfivepercentofvillagedisputesbeingsettledbythevillageelderstobeinvolvedinalawas

    ipsofainiousgoodoldpeopleoftenboastedthattheyhadneverenteredan

    offiostiortantfunctions

    oftheent;taxlleaintainingpeaceandkeepingjustice;very

    littlecatobotherthepeopleacrdingtothechinesepoliticalphilosophy;that

    goventgovesbestithereal

    goventofandappliestothe

    villageholdstrueinthegeneralspiritforthetownalso

    thesocalledvillageortoentisinvisibleithasnovisiblebodyof

    authorityliketheyororunorallybytheeldersby

    virtueoftheirgreatage;andbythegentrybyvirtueoftheirknowledgeoflawand

    historyfundantally;itisgoveedbycustondusage;theuntenlaase

    ofdisputes;theeldersorpatriarchsareinvitedtodecidetherightandhe

    tter;acrding;asannature

    andetealreason”binedherearenolaisalofindout;

    especiallyangpartiesesocial

    tradition;akesjustice

    possible;andanheartthevillage

    gentryareasaclasserthanthetory;althoughtheirparasitiatureis

    enocallydeteedtherearegoodanduprightscholarsakeit

    theirprofessiontohandlelas;andheirreputationforcharacterand

    leaingsharethegeneralrespectofthevillagershtheeldersundertheseelders

    andscholarsthepeoplecarryonanner;asin

    eanddivisionofproperty;orinedtofight

    forfaenbutitisonlyhpartiesarepreparedto

    ruintheelves;fortheyavoidtheyanlikeaplague

    thechinesepeoplecanalselves;havealselves

    ifthethingent”canleavethelone;theyarealolet

    thegoventalonegivethepeopletenyearsofanarchy;heword

    ”govent”heyogether;theywill

    prosper;theyivated
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    esertsandtuthentoorchards;theyakewares

    andsellthellovertheuntry;andtheyhehiddentreasuresofthe

    earthontheiroobegroauseno

    oneforaticallyandtheywillhavesaved

    enoughtoprovideagainstallteoraryfloodsandfaneslettherebenotax

    bureauhthesignboard;”enrichingthenationandfatteningthepeople;”andthe

    nationhepeople

    ix”goventbygentlen”

    theststrikingcharacteristicinourpoliticallifeasanationistheabsenceofanstitutionandoftheideaofcivilrightsthisispossibleonlybecauseofa

    differentsooralshpoliticsandisa

    philosophyofralhayratherthanaphilosophyofforcea”nstitution”

    presupposesthatourrulersghtbecrooksightabusetheirpoe

    our”rights;”henstitutionasaodefendthechinese

    nentisthedirectoppositeofthissuppositionitisknownas

    a”parentalgovent”or”goventbygentlen;”olook

    afterthepeoplesinterestsasparentslookaftertheirchildrensinterests;andto

    hese

    peopleshandsillionshoutaskingforareportofexpenditureandto

    thesepeopleitedofficialpohoutthethoughtofsafeguarding

    ourselveslikegentlen

    thereuldbenofiner;justerandreaentby

    gentlenthantentyonehundredyearsagobyhanfeitse;a

    philosopherofthe”legalistschool”fachiathreecenturiesafter

    nfuent

    bylaentbypersonshisanalysisoftheevilsofthispersonal

    goventissoacute;andhispicturesofchinesepoliticallifeofhisdayareso

    strikinglyappropriatefordechina;thathealteraifhe

    oustoday

    aoral

    platitudesandinshunningalleffortsatralreforibelievethesoonerop

    talkingaboutralreforofthepeople;thesoonershallogivechinaa

    entthefaoralreforas

    asolutionforpoliticalevilsisasignofthepuerilityoftheirthinkingandtheir

    inabilitytograspthepolitisaspolitistheyshouldseethatwe

    havebeentalkingralplatitudesntinuouslyforthelastthousandyears

    provingtheuntryrallyorgivingitaent

    theyshouldseethat;ifrajizationshinashouldbeaparadise

    ofsaintsandangelstodayisuspetalksareso

    popular;especiallyhourofficials;isbecausetheyknohatsuchtalksdonobody

    anyharprobablyallourralupliftershaveabadnscienceifindthatgeneral

    changtsungchangandothersandupliftothers

    ralsgenerallykeepfroivetofifteensatseducingyoung

    girlshing;95andtheyecho;”true;benevolenceisa

    goodthing;”andnoharsdoneanybodyontheotherhand;idonothearanyofour

    offientbylahepeople;

    eyoubylaoprison”theearlier;therefore;op

    talkingaboutralityandsentoflaw;

    thesoonerakeitiossiblefortheseofficialstododgetheissueandpretendto

    readthenfuents

    briefly;aysay;therefore;thatthereionsof

    goventinhanfeitsestis;ases:thenfucian

    nentbygentlenandthelegalistnentby

    laassuseveryrulertobea

    gentlenandprolikeagentlenthelegalistsystessus

    everyrulertobeaakeprovisionsinthepoliticalsysteo

    preventhiroarryingouthiscrookedintentionsobviouslythefirstisthe

    traditionalviehesendtheeviehevieseas

    hanfeitsesays;akeit

    iossiblefortheobebadthatistheralbasisofthelegalistphilosophyin

    otherenandtohepathof

    righteousness;etheobepotentialprisonintesanddeviseways

    andanstopreventthesepotentialnvictsfroobbingthepeopleandsellingthe

    untryonecanreadilyseethatthelattersystesrelikelytobeeffectiveasa

    checkforpoliticalrruptionthanen

    intobe

    potentialtobegentlen

    inthegoodoldnfuciantobebenevolentrulersandtolove

    thepeopleastheirotobehonest;andwesay;”goahead;

    spendandapublicbudget

    orarenderingofpublicacunts
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