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The Confucian Answer

In reading Chapter 4 the Confucian Answer was the most interesting to me. Confucius was born into an aristocratic family, and he spent most of his life trying to fix China political issues and bring harmony into China. His answer was not about laws and punishment it was about the morals of the people, "The relation between superiors and inferior is like between the wind and the grass. The grass must bed when the wind blows" Confucius used this quote to describe how the superior party should act towards the inferior party, if the superior party acted with genuine concern for others the inferior party would most likely be more patriotic. Confucius influenced Chinese culture in the way that morals influence others, and he also kept the belief in spirits and gods.

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