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Book 6 Chapter II Paragraph 24

Wikisource / R. Shamasastry (1915) · Book 6 - The Source of Sovereign States / Chapter II · Verse Paragraph 24

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The possession of power and happiness in a greater degree makes a king superior to another; in a less degree, inferior; and in an equal degree, equal. Hence a king shall always endeavor to augment his own power and elevate his happiness.