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A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong


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This page presents the quote "A small country cannot contend with a great; the few cannot contend with the many; the weak cannot contend with the strong". Author of this quote is Mencius. This quote is about weak, country, strong,.