A great state, one that downwards flows,
the empire's union,
the empire's wife.
The female always by quietude conquers the male,
by quietude she makes lowly,
thus a great state by stooping to small states,
on that account conquers the smaller states.
Smaller states by stooping to great states,
on that account conquer great states.
Therefore some stoop to conquer,
others stoop and conquer.
Great states not more wish to unite feed the people.
Small states not more wish to enter to serve the people.
Now both ones, each one in its way gain
they that which they wish.
the greater one properly must make itself lower.
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