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12. Therefore, in your deliberations, when seeking to determine

the military conditions, let them be made the basis of a

comparison, in this wise:-

13. (1) Which of the two sovereigns is imbued with the Moral law?

[I.e., "is in harmony with his subjects." Cf. § 5.]

(2) Which of the two generals has most ability? (3) With whom lie

the advantages derived from Heaven and Earth?

[See §§ 7, 8]

(4) On which side is discipline most rigorously enforced?