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My morning reading opens my eyes a bit

Those of ancient times who were adept at the Tao
Used it not to make people brighter
But to keep them simple
The difficulty in governing people
Is due their excessive cleverness
Therefore, using cleverness to govern the state
Is being a thief of the state
Not using cleverness to govern the state
Is being a blessing of the state

Know that these two are both standards
Always knowing these standards
Is called Mystic Virtue
Mystic Virtue: Profound! Far-reaching!
It goes opposite to material things
Then it reaches great congruence

WOW, so much deceit going on in our fascist government right now. And the above was written about 500 B.C. I am not pushing a religion here, just this one verse. I see good aspects in most all religions, except for "The Religion of Political Correctness", and even there some good points, to try to be objective.

http://taoism.net/ttc/complete.htm