Listen to this articlejūn zhě shàn qún 君者善群
A Ruler Should Keep People Together.
“君”的含义就是指善于使人们凝聚成群。“君”本指君主，泛指领导者；“群”指的是由人聚合而成的社会群体。荀子（前313？—前238）认为，群居而生是人的本性，违背了这个本性，人就不能生存；而组织群众使之成为集体或社会，则是领导者的根本职能和本质规定性之所在。此术语不仅揭示了“君”与“群”的关系，而且隐含着社会与国家的构造原理。
A ruler has the duty to keep people together. According to ancient Chinese philosopher Xunzi (313?-238 BC), people by nature want to live in community. People cannot survive if they go against this nature. Keeping people together so that they form a community or a society is the fundamental duty of a ruler. This term defines the relationship between a ruler and the people, and implies the way in which a society or a state should be structured.
引例 Citation：
◎君者，善群也。群道当，则万物皆得其宜。（《荀子·王制》）
（“君”的含义就是善于使人们凝聚成群。组织社会群体的原则恰当，那么万事万物就都能得到适当的安置。）
A ruler is someone whose duty is to bring people together. If he follows this principle in organizing the people into a community, all things will fall into the right place. (Xunzi)
