"一言興邦" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "@^定 ^公 問：「@一言 而 可以 @興邦，有 諸？」\n^孔子 對 曰：「言 不 可以 若 是 其 幾{jī} 也。人 之 言 曰：『為{wéi} 君 難，為{wéi} 臣 不易。』如 知 為{wéi} 君 之 難 也，不 幾{jī} 乎 @一言 而 @興邦 乎？」",
        "2": "The Duke Ding (鲁定公) asked whether there was a single sentence which could make a country prosperous.\nConfucius replied, \"Such an effect cannot be expected from one sentence. There is a saying, however, which people have ― 'To be a prince is difficult; to be a minister is not easy.' If a ruler knows this ― the difficulty of being a prince ― may there not be expected from this one sentence the prosperity of his country?\"",
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