Ashoka the Great — "Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict …"

Thus speaks King Priyadarsin, Beloved of the Gods: I have had this Dhamma edict written so that my sons and grandsons may not think of new conquests, and that if a conquest by arms should become necessary, they should practice forbearance and light punishment. And they should consider conquest by Dhamma to be the only true conquest.
Ashoka the Great — Ashoka the Great Ancient · Indian emperor, spread Buddhism

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Rock Edict XIII (reiteration with opening)

Date: c. 256 BCE

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