Wednesday, May 13, 2009

No Laws At All

Even the ancient Chinese knew what it meant to Go John Galt.

Confucius said, “When the ruler is correct, his will is put into effect without the need for official orders. When the ruler’s person is not correct, he will not be obeyed no matter how many orders he issues.” Analects XIII.6


Interpretation: Confucianism, amongst other things, is extremely averse to having too many laws. In fact, an ideal state will have no laws at all.