Consider the following statements regarding Kautilya’s Arthshastra: 1. It places morality higher than political expediency. 2. It argues the case for a fully centralized government for the empire. 3. It deals with problems of administration as well as laws of property and crime. 4. It includes section on government of the State and diplomatic relations with other States. Of these statements which of them are correct?
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