"一言興邦" meaning in Chinese

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      "text": "定公問：「一言而可以興邦，有諸？」\n孔子對曰：「言不可以若是其幾也。人之言曰：『為君難，為臣不易。』如知為君之難也，不幾乎一言而興邦乎？」",
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      "english": "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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      "text": "定公问：「一言而可以兴邦，有诸？」\n孔子对曰：「言不可以若是其几也。人之言曰：『为君难，为臣不易。』如知为君之难也，不几乎一言而兴邦乎？」",
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      "english": "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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      "text": "定公問：「一言而可以興邦，有諸？」\n孔子對曰：「言不可以若是其幾也。人之言曰：『為君難，為臣不易。』如知為君之難也，不幾乎一言而興邦乎？」",
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      "text": "定公问：「一言而可以兴邦，有诸？」\n孔子对曰：「言不可以若是其几也。人之言曰：『为君难，为臣不易。』如知为君之难也，不几乎一言而兴邦乎？」",
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