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"then you can have a stable government in India for hundreds of years as we have had in China. But if a doubting or negative thought appears, the system will be destroyed. As the Taoists say, if yin is great, yang is small, but if yang is great, yin will be small. So go and practice in the harmonious spirit of the Tao and all things will come to you eventually."
The Indian minister was very happy about the answer that the Chinese Emperor had given to him and he returned eagerly to India, to put into practice what he had learned. Later the minister heard that many people had begun to think negatively about the power and authority of the Chinese Emperor and that the dynasty fell after more than 400 years.
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