「民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻」
“The people are the most important; the altars of soil and grain come next; the ruler is the least”
—— 孟子民为贵，社稷次之，君为轻：人民重于政权与君主——孟子的价值排序。今日：制度自矜时，问它是否仍把人放在最前。
The people are precious; altars of state next; the ruler lightest—Mencius’s value order. Today: when a system praises itself, ask if persons still come first.