The Confucian Schools

A History of Mankind (116)

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Neither Confucius nor any Chinese thinker of the era knew about the concept of democracy. They held it evident that not everyone is created equal, and that society works in a complex gradation of responsibilities and status, so they didn't think anyone is capable of self-government and believed the masses lacked the information needed to make decisions for themselves.