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    goodthingsoflife,stlive,andiolive,theysthaveney.

    theirloveofneyforcestheoetothereal

    inequalityina,enoequality.inesetoale

    triad:thegistrate,thegentryandthelocalrich,besidesthefeletriadofface,

    fateandfavour.theletriadreorlessalogether.agoistratehadtofighthisanddirectlyreachthepeopleovertheshouldersof

    theothertanysuchgistrates.buttheyhadahardti,andthese

    peoplehadalinistrationpersonallytheelveshoutthe

    usualparaphealiaoftheendosue,forinstance,ei,

    andthereanyothers.theygratuitouslygood,tothepeople.

    iisafourthpotentatehaseintobeingiryside,andinstead

    ofatriadepartsoftheuntryfournsterswhandinhand

    together:thegistrate,thegentry,theloesthelocal

    riainonlythree.ofthelandisrunningthin.

    nonisronishoutrussiandoe,uld

    notfindareidealgrooventofni**s

    ruthlessstandagainstthegentryandthelocalridnstantlygrowingand

    feedinguponthedisloarrowlessand

    beingicrebellionofthepeople,

    quiteapartfroheactofrussiantheories.andallthisbecausenfucius,in

    outlininghissoaionships,fottodefihe

    relationshipbetanaranger.

    nisassoaygodirectly

    tothegistrateainghisbaoopoleontheyanalktothe

    gistrateasnton.thishasbeesodeeprootedthatiories

    reveredfrohenistien

    style,butstspeaktothepeasant,asthenistoffi.

    certainthingsarestillintanghadonitsliterary

    prograethelighteningofthetenantsntributionofcropstothelandlords,the

    establishntofruralbanks,andtheforbiddingofusury,etc.,etdsodayitis

    goingtobeforcedtodoallthis.theshanghaipatheir

    generosityonthly

    ieighteenpert”

    vii.thefeletriad

    hthedoeofsocialstatusandtheionofstratifiedequality,certain,

    latablelaoreetealthanarona,andre

    authoritativethaitutionoftheuates.theyare,infact,thethree

    sesrulingovera,ratherthangeneralgkaishekwei.

    theiasareface,fateandfavour.thesethreesistershavealhina,

    andarerulingastill.theonlyrevolutionthatisrealandthatishwhileisa

    revolutionagainstthisfeletriad.thetroubleisthatthesethreeenareso

    hunands.theyrruptourpriests,flatterourrulers,protectthe

    pobitiousandderalizethe

    revolutionaryca.theyparalysejustice,renderiiveallpapernstitutions,

    satdecratethelaakealaughingstockofthepeoplesrights,

    violatealltrafficrulesandclubregulations,andrideroughshodoverthepeoples

    hogardens.iftheyyrants,oriftheyhefuries,theirreign

    ghtnotenduresolong;buttheirvoicesaresoft,theirle,theirfeet

    treadnoiselesslyoverthelaovesilently,expertly,putting

    theeryofjusticeoutoforderheycaressthejudgescheeks.yes,itis

    ieasurablyfortabletoen.forthat

    reason,theirreigiyet.

    iouandtheionoffavour,itisnecessarytoknohebeautiful

    silicityoflifeinheesehavelived.theeseidealofsocietyhas

    alinistrationissileandthepunishntsare

    light.”apersonal,huntouchalheeseionoflawand

    govent.ttbieeseareinvariablysuspiciousoflawsandlawyers,andofa

    highlyizedsociety.theiridealisoneinheheydayof

    peaeasureofpritivesilicity.inthisatsphere

    ergedfavour,andinthisatsphereergedthatstbeautifulofa

    esecharacteristics,gratitude,theunterpartoffavour.ofthisgratitude,the

    npeopleofa,especiallytheagriculturalpopulation,havestillalarge

    ”bellyful.”afarreersitforlife

    andofaninscribedabletinhis

    privatehousehold,orserveyouloyally”throughfirearue,thepeopleare

    lefteragistrate.butifthe

    gistrateiskind,kindnessisalltherekeenlyappreciatedbecauseitissothing

    gratuitous.therehavebeenthousandsofcasesinhevillagepeople

    surrouhedepartinggistratessedanchair,kneelingonthegroundhtears

    ofgratitudeintheireyes.thisisthebestdenstrationofesegratitude,andof

    eseofficialfavour.forthepeopleknoasfavourandnotasjustice.

    insuapersoionship

    betaninpoaninneedofprote.it,hoakethe

    placeofjustiditoftendoesso.ed,perhapshe

    naturaltendencyofhisrelativesisnottoseeklegalproteandfightitoutinalaw

    urt,buttofindsooneagistratepersonallyandintercedeforhis

    ”favour.59hthehigh

    ...
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