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The Classic of Loyalty
Written as a companion to the Classic of Filial Piety, the Classic of Loyalty does for service to the state what that book did for service to parents. In eighteen short chapters it explains loyalty as the highest virtue of heaven and earth, and describes what it means for the sovereign, ministers, officials and common people, how it is shown in remonstrance, in office, in war and in governing the people, and how its rewards and the punishments for disloyalty follow. Attributed to the great Han classicist Ma Rong, it was widely read in imperial China and Japan. This complete new English translation gives all eighteen chapters, ideal reading alongside the Classic of Filial Piety. Names are given in modern pinyin and technical terms are rendered plainly, so this foundational text can be read straight through in natural English by anyone curious about the roots of Chinese culture.
