History

Jacey Fields

4 February, 06:20

Read this passage from The Great Learning, an important text containing many of Confucius's words and teachings.

[The Master said], "Raise the [good people] and set them over the crooked and the common people will look up to you. Raise the crooked and set them over the [good people] and the common people will not look up to you."

Confucius, The Analects

What advice does Confucius offer to leaders in this passage?

A. A ruler should groom his sons to be good rulers after he is gone.

B. A ruler should not let his family get in the way of being a just leader.

C. A ruler should make sure not to reward people who behave badly.

D. A ruler should use violence to ensure that his subjects obey him.