الأمة العظيمة كالرجل العظيم: إذا أخطأ أدرك خطأه، وإذا أدرك أقرّ به، وإذا أقرّ به أصلحه. ويرى في من ينبّهونه إلى عيوبه أفضلَ معلّميه نفعًا له، ويرى في عدوّه الظلَّ الذي يلقيه هو نفسه.

“A great nation is like a great man:When he makes a mistake, he realizes it.Having realized it, he admits it.Having admitted it, he corrects it.He considers those who point out his faultsas his most benevolent teachers.He thinks of his enemyas the shadow that he himself casts.”Laozi