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tlaotse,theothergreatchineseleaderandthe
founderofaphilosophi,hwas
relyanearlychineseversionofthegoldenrule
nfuciusborenohatredtoanyonehetaughtthevirtue
ofsupreselfpossessionapersonofrealh,acrding
totheteachingofnfucius,didnotalloselftobe
ruffledbyangerandsufferedh
theresignationofthosesagesandthateverything
eantforthebest
atfirsthehadonlyafeber
increasedbeforehisdeath,intheyear478bc,severalofthe
kingsandtheprinselveshisdisciples
,thephilosophyof
nfuentalkeup
ofstchinanithasntinuedtoinfluencetheirlives
eversinostreligions
ilityand
eknessandabsencefroitions,butfifteen
centuriesaftergolgotha,theheadofthechristianchurchwas
spendingllionsupontheerectionofabuildingthatbore
littlerelationtothelonelystableofbethlehe
laotsetaughtthegoldenrule,andinlessthanthree
asseshaddehintoarealand
veryandntsunder
arubbishheapofsuperstitionadethelivesoftheaverage
chineseonelongseriesoffrightsandfearsandhorrors
nfuciushadshoudentsthebeautiesofhonouring
theirfatherandtheirthertheysoonbegantobere
interestedintheryoftheirdepartedparentsthaninthe
happinessoftheirchildrenandtheirgrandchildrendeliberately
theytuedtheirbacksuponthefutureandtriedto
peerintothevastdarknessofthepastthehe
aneapositivereligioussysteratherthan
disturbaceterysituateduponthesunnyandfertilesideof
auntain,theytheirriceanduponthe
barrenrocksoftheotherslopehinguldpossibly
groiothedesecration
oftheancestralgrave
atthesatithee
losttheirholdupontheincreasingllionsofeasteasia
nfuciani**sprofoundsayingsandshreions,
addedatouonsensephilosophytothesoulof
everychinanandinfluencedhisentirelife,herhewas
asilelaundryninasteangbasentortherulerofvast
provincesbehindthehighludedpalace
inthesixteenthcenturytheenthusiasticbutratheruncivilised
christiansoftheefacetofaceh
theoldercreedsoftheeasttheearlyspaniardsandportuguese
lookeduponthepeaplated
thevenerablepicturesofnfuciusanddidnotin
theleastknoakeofthosehyprophetsh
theirfarailetheycatotheeasynclusionthat
thesestrangedivinitiesplaindevilsed
sothingidolatrousandhereticalanddidnotdeservethe
respectofthetruesonsofthechurchhespirit
ofbuddhaofuciusseedtointerferehthetradein
spicesandsilks,theeuropeansattackedthe``evilinfluence
hadcertainvery
definitedisadvantagesithasleftusanunpleasantheritage
ofilliseslittlegoodfortheiediatefuture
therefortion
theprogressofthehunraceisbest
paredtoagiganticpendulubr >
hforeverswingsforwardand
backhereligiousindifference
andtheartisticandliterary
enthusiasftherenaissance
heartisticand
literaryindifferenceandthereligious
enthusiasftherefortion
ofurseyouhaveheardoftherefortionyouthink
ofasllbuturageousgroupofpilgrihe
oofreligioushe
urseoftiandreespeciallyinourprotestantuntries
therefortionhasetostandfortheideaof
``libertyofthoughtrtinlutherisrepresentedasthe
leaderofthevanguardofprogressbutoryis
sothingrethanaseriesofflatteringspeechesaddressed
toouroors,ousethehe
gehistorianranke,rytodisver``actually
happened,thenchofthepastisseeninaverydifferent
light
feanlifeareeitherentirelygoodorentirely
badfehingsareeitherblackoreitisthedutyof
thehonestchroniclertogiveatrueacuntofallthegoodand
badsidesofeveryhistoricaleventitisverydifficulttodo
thisbecause
ustnotallow
ourprejudiuch
takeopleigrehevery
protestantcentreofaveryprotestantuntryineversaw
anycatholicsuntilit
veryunfortableettheitlebitafraid
ikneanythousandpeoplewhohadbeen
buedandhangedandquarteredbythespanishinquisition
hedukeofalbatriedtocurethedutchpeopleoftheir
lutheranandcalvinisticheresiesallthatwasveryreal
toitseedtohavehappenedonlythedaybeforeit
ghtoews
night,andpoorlittley
nightieandbodyhroofthewindow,as
hadhappenedtothenobleadraldeligny
chlateriberofyearsinacatholic
untryifoundthepeoplechpleasanterandch
retolerantandquiteasintelligentasforruntryn
togreatsurprise,ibegantodisverthatthere
ation,quiteaschasa
protestant
ofursethegoodpeopleofthesixteenthandseventeenth
centuries,ation,did
notseethingsthatandtheir
eneionofhangorbe
hanged,andbothsidespreferredtodothehangingh
orethanhunandfore
heappearedintheyear1500,
aneasydatetoreer,andtheyearinperor
charlesvhisishefeudaldisorder
oftheddleageshasgivenwaybefo
... </P></TD>
tlaotse,theothergreatchineseleaderandthe
founderofaphilosophi,hwas
relyanearlychineseversionofthegoldenrule
nfuciusborenohatredtoanyonehetaughtthevirtue
ofsupreselfpossessionapersonofrealh,acrding
totheteachingofnfucius,didnotalloselftobe
ruffledbyangerandsufferedh
theresignationofthosesagesandthateverything
eantforthebest
atfirsthehadonlyafeber
increasedbeforehisdeath,intheyear478bc,severalofthe
kingsandtheprinselveshisdisciples
,thephilosophyof
nfuentalkeup
ofstchinanithasntinuedtoinfluencetheirlives
eversinostreligions
ilityand
eknessandabsencefroitions,butfifteen
centuriesaftergolgotha,theheadofthechristianchurchwas
spendingllionsupontheerectionofabuildingthatbore
littlerelationtothelonelystableofbethlehe
laotsetaughtthegoldenrule,andinlessthanthree
asseshaddehintoarealand
veryandntsunder
arubbishheapofsuperstitionadethelivesoftheaverage
chineseonelongseriesoffrightsandfearsandhorrors
nfuciushadshoudentsthebeautiesofhonouring
theirfatherandtheirthertheysoonbegantobere
interestedintheryoftheirdepartedparentsthaninthe
happinessoftheirchildrenandtheirgrandchildrendeliberately
theytuedtheirbacksuponthefutureandtriedto
peerintothevastdarknessofthepastthehe
aneapositivereligioussysteratherthan
disturbaceterysituateduponthesunnyandfertilesideof
auntain,theytheirriceanduponthe
barrenrocksoftheotherslopehinguldpossibly
groiothedesecration
oftheancestralgrave
atthesatithee
losttheirholdupontheincreasingllionsofeasteasia
nfuciani**sprofoundsayingsandshreions,
addedatouonsensephilosophytothesoulof
everychinanandinfluencedhisentirelife,herhewas
asilelaundryninasteangbasentortherulerofvast
provincesbehindthehighludedpalace
inthesixteenthcenturytheenthusiasticbutratheruncivilised
christiansoftheefacetofaceh
theoldercreedsoftheeasttheearlyspaniardsandportuguese
lookeduponthepeaplated
thevenerablepicturesofnfuciusanddidnotin
theleastknoakeofthosehyprophetsh
theirfarailetheycatotheeasynclusionthat
thesestrangedivinitiesplaindevilsed
sothingidolatrousandhereticalanddidnotdeservethe
respectofthetruesonsofthechurchhespirit
ofbuddhaofuciusseedtointerferehthetradein
spicesandsilks,theeuropeansattackedthe``evilinfluence
hadcertainvery
definitedisadvantagesithasleftusanunpleasantheritage
ofilliseslittlegoodfortheiediatefuture
therefortion
theprogressofthehunraceisbest
paredtoagiganticpendulubr >
hforeverswingsforwardand
backhereligiousindifference
andtheartisticandliterary
enthusiasftherenaissance
heartisticand
literaryindifferenceandthereligious
enthusiasftherefortion
ofurseyouhaveheardoftherefortionyouthink
ofasllbuturageousgroupofpilgrihe
oofreligioushe
urseoftiandreespeciallyinourprotestantuntries
therefortionhasetostandfortheideaof
``libertyofthoughtrtinlutherisrepresentedasthe
leaderofthevanguardofprogressbutoryis
sothingrethanaseriesofflatteringspeechesaddressed
toouroors,ousethehe
gehistorianranke,rytodisver``actually
happened,thenchofthepastisseeninaverydifferent
light
feanlifeareeitherentirelygoodorentirely
badfehingsareeitherblackoreitisthedutyof
thehonestchroniclertogiveatrueacuntofallthegoodand
badsidesofeveryhistoricaleventitisverydifficulttodo
thisbecause
ustnotallow
ourprejudiuch
takeopleigrehevery
protestantcentreofaveryprotestantuntryineversaw
anycatholicsuntilit
veryunfortableettheitlebitafraid
ikneanythousandpeoplewhohadbeen
buedandhangedandquarteredbythespanishinquisition
hedukeofalbatriedtocurethedutchpeopleoftheir
lutheranandcalvinisticheresiesallthatwasveryreal
toitseedtohavehappenedonlythedaybeforeit
ghtoews
night,andpoorlittley
nightieandbodyhroofthewindow,as
hadhappenedtothenobleadraldeligny
chlateriberofyearsinacatholic
untryifoundthepeoplechpleasanterandch
retolerantandquiteasintelligentasforruntryn
togreatsurprise,ibegantodisverthatthere
ation,quiteaschasa
protestant
ofursethegoodpeopleofthesixteenthandseventeenth
centuries,ation,did
notseethingsthatandtheir
eneionofhangorbe
hanged,andbothsidespreferredtodothehangingh
orethanhunandfore
heappearedintheyear1500,
aneasydatetoreer,andtheyearinperor
charlesvhisishefeudaldisorder
oftheddleageshasgivenwaybefo
... </P></TD>