SuaveG – The Gentle Path

Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature

state governance

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 1.5

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    Han Fei blames Qin’s ministers for three blunders: sparing collapsing Zhao, failing to take Handan, wasting strength. Now Qin is weak, rivals unite.

  • Han Feizi – Chapter 1.2

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    Han Fei mocks the anti-Qin alliance. Poor governance, empty treasuries, and unenforced rewards/punishments make them weak, destined to fail against Qin.

  • The Analects – Chapter 2 (1.2). Roots of Benevolence

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    Master You said, “Those who in private life behave well towards their parents and elder brothers, in public life seldom show a disposition to resist the authority of their superiors. And as for such men starting a revolution, no instance of it has ever occurred. It is upon the trunk that a gentleman works.…