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"I will rather I wronged all the people under the heavens than for all the people under the heavens to wrong me."

— Cao Cao Attributed

「宁可我负天下人，休叫天下人负我。」

Original text (Chinese)

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Notes from Wikiquote

likely intentional misquote by the novel of the quote「宁我负人，毋人负我」above to add character to the story.

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