治国之端 (治國之端) zhì guó zhī duān

zhì guó zhī duān phrase the starting point for ruling a state
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Quote: from Chapter 4 玉英 Fine Jade in Scroll 3 of 春秋繁露 “Luxuriant Dew of the Spring and Autumn Annals,” attributed to 董仲舒 Dong Zhongshu 179–104 BCE (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Dong, Queen, and Major tr. 2016, p. 107)