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Qin Hui says
In any case, to promote the progress of this society, there must be both high-profile and low-profile demands. The so-called low-key appeal is that I have the right to be mediocre, and others cannot force me to be noble. The high-profile appeal means that it is precisely in order for everyone to have the right to be mediocre, some people need to have a higher-profile appeal. The so-called liberal order is nothing more than that everyone can believe nothing, and everyone can live a mediocre life, but precisely in order to defend these “mediocre rights”, a system must be established to restrain those in power, and strive to establish such a system. , Asking to restrain those in power was a more dangerous thing at that time. People without ideals are unwilling to do it. If everyone doesn’t do it, there will be a dilemma that “everyone knows slavery is hard, and the three monks have no freedom”. Therefore, idealism, which is a higher pursuit than horse dancing and dancing, is indispensable. But to pay for higher pursuits, you should only be able to ask yourself, once it becomes used to ask others, it is very dangerous. That’s why I said: “No matter how high the profile is, you must discipline yourself, and be careful not to discipline others. It’s not harmful. No matter how low it is, if you can keep it low, it doesn’t go beyond the bottom line, so it doesn’t matter.” Low. It’s okay for a person to be mediocre and self-interested, but you can’t harm others. Trading is normal, but robbery is not normal. A normal society should encourage charity, guarantee transactions, and prohibit robbery. Encouraging charity is called altruism, but it can only be voluntary, you can’t ask others to give something to something. If you want to contribute yourself, it must be a noble behavior. Even if the ideal you devote yourself to is utopia, it will not affect the nobleness of your dedication. But if you ask others, the nature changes completely.
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