Mencius Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do."

by:	Mencius [Mengzi Meng-tse] (c.371 - c.288 B.C.) Chinese Confucian philosopher
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always liked this -- Mike, Norwalk
Three stars because it could be said like this.----"Let men decide firmly what they WILL do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do."-----Sounds more appropriate for a freeman. -- Anon
Well said! -- cal, lewisville, tx
Choose your principles. Live by them. Be responsible to them and you will be free. Liberty is not libertine, it is self control and self determination. -- Ken, Allyn, WA
One can hope, but unless a man has the integrity to NOT do what he shouldn't, how can we expect him to do what he should? A man with honor can be trusted -- but honor is not heriditary. "Let men"? A man of honor does not need to be 'let' to be honorable -- he can do that with or without permission. -- E Archer, NYC