Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇. trans. Qin First Emperor) (260 BC - 210 BC) was the first Emperor of China and the foundation of Qin dynasty.

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天下共苦戰鬥不休，以有侯王。赖宗廟，天下初定，又復立國，是樹兵也，而求其寧息，豈不難哉！
- Translation: "The reason why China suffers bitterly from endless wars is because of the existence of feudal lords and kings. A reliance on ancestral temples initially brought stability, but the revival of states results in the spread of soldiers. Doing so will never bring about stability!"
- Source: Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian
- Note: This is Qin Shi Huang's criticism of why the ruling techniques of the past were simply a vicious cycle.

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