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Don’t address A’s words to B. “Punish one, teach a hundred” is from the Book of Han, long before the born of Chairman Mao.
by jhvkjhk 6y ago
Don’t address A’s words to B.
“Punish one, teach a hundred” is from the Book of Han, long before the born of Chairman Mao.
- jdc 6y agoThanks - I was aware there was a Latin precursor but I didn't know about the Book of Han!
- mannerheim 6y agoI've never heard this saying, although along similar lines there is 'kill the chicken to scare the monkey' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_chicken_to_scare_the_monkey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kill_the_chicken_to_scare_the_...