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He is dedicated to virtue, and I am dedicated to violence. This means surrendering without fighting. What does this sentence mean?

This sentence comes from a famous saying in "Huainanzi". The original text is: "He is dedicated to virtue, and I am dedicated to violence. I surrender without fighting." It means that if the other party If you specialize in benevolence, but you yourself specialize in cruelty, then the final result will be that you have been surrendered by the opponent without fighting. This sentence emphasizes the importance of benevolence and believes that only benevolence can convince the people, while tyranny will only make people alienate from morality.