Andrew Haywood Confucius: All Men Who Dream Of Being In The Government

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Confucius
Andrew Haywood Confucius was a early chinese philosopher, editor, and politician. Following the victory of han over chu after the collapse of the Qin dynasty, Confucius thoughts received official sanction and were developed into a system known as confucianism. Confucius emphasized morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, and sincerity. Confucius was from the zhou dynasty. Confucius was also the creator of confucianism. Confucianism is the statement that all men who dream of being in the government should be in the government. It also is the golden rule which means treat everyone as you want to be treated always. The zhou dynasty was

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