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 1 5 |        time for him to lose the throne. There was not a foot of
 2 5 |    court, and have obtained the throne. And none of them, in order
 3 5 |          in order to obtain the throne, would have committed one
 4 10| benevolence." Hence to give the throne to another man would be
 5 13|      three dynasties gained the throne, and by not being benevolent
 6 13|          be cannot preserve the throne from passing from him. If
 7 13|     Chieh and Châu's losing the throne, arose from their losing
 8 18|      the case that Yâo gave the throne to Shun?' Mencius said, '
 9 18|       sovereign cannot give the throne to another.'~2. 'Yes; --
10 18|        Yes; -- but Shun had the throne. Who gave it to him?' 'Heaven
11 18|        Heaven give that man the throne. A prince can present a
12 18|   accepted him. Heaven gave the throne to him. The people gave
13 18|       sovereign cannot give the throne to another."~7. 'Shun assisted
14 18|      said, "Heaven gave him the throne." It was after these things
15 18|        individual obtaining the throne, there must be in him virtue
16 18|    Confucius did not obtain the throne.~4. 'When the kingdom is
17 18|    Châu-kung did not obtain the throne.~5. 'Î Yin assisted T'ang
18 18|       Châu-kung not getting the throne was like the case of Yî
19 18|     like the case of Yî and the throne of Hsiâ, or like that of
20 18|      like that of Î Yin and the throne of Yin.~7. 'Confucius said, "
21 18|         ang and Yü resigned the throne to their worthy ministers.
22 18|         he had been offered the throne, he would not have regarded
23 24|     practices, were to have the throne given to him, he could not