The Master said: "Robert Graves in his book 'Claudius the God' has it that Claudius commented on the pyramids. He said :'King Cheops, who built the Great Pyramid ruined his rich country, bled it white and left it gasping; and all that to gratify his own absurd vanity and perhaps impress the Gods with his superhuman power.' What do we learn from it Ling?"
"That Claudius himself believed in these gods, his way of speaking shows it."
"Excellent. And you, Ven?"
"About the absurd bestiality of superstitions."
"Excellent too. But I would rather show you that regicide, the murder of a king, might be justified for survivalistic reasons, it may be MADE so by circumstances. Even Hitler in his book admitted this justification, although I have not heard of a defence on that line by his victims on trial, who had tried to kill him 4. You know of course that Mencius mentiones regicide that got some other name, i.e. the killing of a rogue, and outcast.
All life is sacred in the Way, the taking of life Naturally prohibited, except for self-defence. Then, also in harmony with the Way, it becomes a DUTY." [7], [22]