17 ideas
| 22820 | Early Romantics sought a plurality of systems, in a quest for freedom [Hösle] |
| 8239 | If the King likes music then there is hope for the state [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 23398 | Human nature is naturally compassionate and good (as a 'sprout'), but people may not be good [Mengzi (Mencius), by Norden] |
| 23400 | Righteousness is extending the unthinkable, to reveal what must be done [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 23399 | Each correct feeling relies on an underlying virtue [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 8235 | Should a coward who ran fifty paces from a battle laugh at another who ran a hundred? [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 8240 | A true king shares his pleasure with the people [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 7257 | All modern social systems seem to be conspiracies of the rich [More,T] |
| 7254 | If you try to get elected, you should be permanently barred from seeking office [More,T] |
| 8237 | Extend the treatment of the old and young in your family to the rest of society [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 8241 | Only put someone to death if the whole population believes it is deserved [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 7255 | Only Utopians fail to see glory in warfare [More,T] |
| 8238 | Seeking peace through war is like looking for fish up a tree [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 22819 | In the 18th century history came to be seen as progressive, rather than cyclical [Hösle] |
| 7253 | In Utopia, legal euthanasia is considered honourable [More,T] |
| 8236 | Avoid the animals you are going to eat, as it is hard once you have got to know them [Mengzi (Mencius)] |
| 7256 | In Utopia, the Supreme Being is identical with Nature [More,T] |