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    栗子小说    m.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.tw栗子网  www.lizi.twtsarenotprotected,however,our

    instinctofselfpreservationtellsusthatindifferenceisourbestnstitutional

    guaranteeforpersonalliberty.

    inotheroralvirtuebutasocialattitudede

    neofselfprote,developed

    inthesahetortoisedevelopsitsshell.thefauseseapathetic

    gazeisonlyaselfprotectivegaze,acquiredbyalotofcultureandselfdiscipline.

    thisisboeoutbythefactthateserobbersandbandits,depend

    uponlegalproteostchivalrous

    andpublicspiritedclassofpeoplehe

    naof”haohsieh”isinvariablyassociatedhtherobbersasinshuihu.the

    vicariouspleasurederivedinreadingthelifeandadventuresofsuchheroesats

    forthepopularityofsuehatelinlynspopularityo

    beaberofoldidsiedstates.thestrong,

    therefore,arepublieekwho

    nstitutethejorityofthepeopleareindifferentbecausetheyoprotect

    theelves.

    historically,thisuldbestrikinglyprovedioryofthehin

    dynasties,eadredfortheirindiffereonationalaffairs,

    resultingsooninthesappingofnationalstrengthandtheofnorthaby

    barbarians.ithefashionforscholarsoftheiestogive

    theelvesuptodrinking,”lightion”gfan,anddreangabout

    taoistfairiesanddisveringthepillofiortality.thisperiodseedtobe

    politicallytheloes,

    representingtheendressivedegeionoftherae

    initshistory,aergedunderbarbarianrule.hiscultofindifference

    natural,andifnot,hhtabouthistoryrevealsthistousinno

    uainter.

    1theoldestandbiggestdailypaperinerlyehe

    reputatiooriallyhandlingifnandnotdosticquestions;2distant

    andetopid3generalandnotspecificsubjects,,likethe

    iortanceofdiligehevalueoftruthetc.

    toheendofthehandynasty,theesescholarsindifferent.in

    faitsheightduringthisperiod.leadingscholarsand

    ”uy”students,nuerihirtythousand,broiledover

    questionsofcurrentpolitiddaredtheperorin

    theirintrepidattaentpolieersofthe

    ierialhousehold.yet,beoventendediesuppressionatthehandsoftheeunuchs.twoor

    threehuistheirilieseodeath,

    exileoririsonnt.thisoccurredintheyearsa.d.166169,andwasknownas

    thetangku,or”partycases.”thisinsuchathhfashionandon

    suentainingeffects

    ethereaaof

    indifferehedevelopingcrazesforeryandtaoistic

    oselves

    dhouseshoutadoor,receivingtheirfohailltheirdeath.

    othersdisguisedtheelvesas

    froegnitionbyrefrainingfroakingcalls.

    iediatelyafterthatboogrove.”

    liuling,agreatpoet,uldgoonadrufornths.heusedtotravelona

    carthajugofhelattertheorderasthey

    started:”burydead梐nye”peopleadredhind

    erustie

    sensualityaresuperficiality.anreatpoet,yiianhsien,hadillicit

    relationsaid.apublicfeastthathisthe

    idadiatelyborroafriendandgallopedoffafterthe

    iduntilheovertookherandcarriedherbahorsebathepresenceofallthe

    guests.theseeadredfortheircleveess.people

    adredthesaslltortoiseadresthethickshellofabigtortoise.

    heretohavelaideroaldiseaseofthebodypolitidto

    seetheinofthatindifferenceheproverbialinabilityofthe

    selves.itthatthegofthediseaseis

    sile,byhavingnstitutionalproteforthepeoplescivilrights.yetnoonehas

    seenthefarreagnsequehis.noonedesiresit.noonesincerelys

    it.

    iv.uery

    perhapstheststrikingqualityoftheesepeopleis,forofabetter

    terstbeterdits”uery.”itisthestdifficultcharacteristictoexplain

    toaetiitisstprofound,inthatitgoesback

    directlytoadifferentphilosophyoflife.paredhthisviehewhole

    fabrifsextrelyrature.an

    triesthisoldgrandfatherfroisfiresideforaseabathoeer

    ingandfailstodoso,theyou,

    anerelyshoileofasent.thatsleisthesleof

    theue,anditisdifficulttosay.allthisbustleand

    restlessnessofthespiritoftheyoungn梬hereandselfassertionandstruggleand梬

    hereallend,andisitallforperhapsitiletofindananso

    thequestion,andequallyfutiletoforepartytoacceptthevieheother,since

    itisallatterofa

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