君子与小人的争辩，其结果就是无休无止。有一句通俗的话，就是“秀才遇见兵，有理讲不清”。这是因为君子与小人的价值标准不同。

小时候，随父母下放劳动，邂逅一位同命相怜的老右。我们对那位北京来的老右，莫名其妙地敬仰，现在讲就是一种人格的魅力。毕竟从北京来的，穿着洋气。七十年代末，穿一件蔚蓝的羽绒服，在地方上很是罕见。这对我们一些初中生而言，更添几分神秘。

有一天父亲、老右和几位叔叔喝上了，老右健谈，酒后爱闹，大呼小叫的。那天，他自在地吸了口烟，眯了一会儿，突然蹦出一句：

“我这人有些傻，现在才明白。其实，我和他们之争，就是小人与君子之争。”

我问：“什么君子？”

有一位叔叔说：“世事练达为君子。”

老右说：“不对，那是小人”。

叔叔说：“君子有所为，有所不为。”

“君子有所为有所不为，还是指世事练达。再加一句。”， 老右磕了磕烟灰，接着说，

“有所为有所不为，明知不可为而为之，方为君子。君子做的事，全是不可为而为之，比如谭嗣同、秋瑾这样的，人们才称他们为君子。苟利国家生死以，岂因祸福趋避之。”

“君子想未来，小人想眼前。”

"君子立言，立行、立德，小人唯利是图。这样的两群人，怎么能讲到一块儿。“

”就个人而言，做小人也不是什么坏事。毕竟大部分人都是小人。如果一个国家没有几位君子，那就没什么真事了。“

Politicians and Statesmen: We hear a lot about politicians but not enough about statesmen. People believe a politician is someone who has one primary objective -- to get elected. The general view of a statesman, however, is of someone interested in the common good of constituents and not his own ego. An example of a politician is a person running for office who flip-flops on issues as the polls change. The politician makes promises but may not deliver on them once elected. A statesman is a person who stands by his ideals and does everything in his power to do what he believes is right for the people of his country.

君子与小人，也是普世的。