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若然，則先師孔氏，何不生於中州？今四方來學者，道理均平，願獨生於東魯耶？
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The speaker challenges the idea that learning or wisdom belongs to one particular region. If Master Kong had needed to be born in the Central States for his teaching to matter, his actual birthplace would make no sense. Since learners come from the four directions and the principles are “equally accessible,” no place has an exclusive claim to understanding.
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- Macau Cultural Institute, “‘西來孔子’艾儒略去世日期考”
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