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@joho@mastodon.online 今日割五城，明日割十城，然后得一夕安寝。起视四境，而秦兵又至矣。然则诸侯之地有限，暴秦之欲无厌，奉之弥繁，侵之愈急。故不战而强弱胜负已判矣。至于颠覆，理固宜然。 ——《六国论》，苏洵 Today you cede five cities, tomorrow ten, only to gain a night’s respite. Yet when you rise and look around at the borders, the Qin troops are already here again. But the land of the vassal states is finite, while the insatiable Qin’s greed knows no bounds. The more you offer, the more fiercely you are invaded. Thus, without a single battle, the outcome between the strong and the weak is already decided. It is only natural that such a course should end in ruin. — from On the Six Kingdoms, by Su Xun