The Pillars of State: Confucius on Why Equity and Harmony Trump Mere Abundance

By / / equity, governance, harmony, Ji Shi XVI, political philosophy, stability, The Analects, 不患寡而患不均, 不患贫而患不安, 和无寡, 安无倾
Confucius taught: “Worry not about scarcity but inequality, not about poverty but unrest. For with equity, no poverty; with harmony, no scarcity; with peace, no overthrow.”

Worry not about scarcity but inequality, not about poverty but unrest. For with equity, no poverty; with harmony, no scarcity; with peace, no overthrow.

不患寡而患不均，不患贫而患不安。盖均无贫，和无寡，安无倾。

Source: The Analects, Ji Shi XVI, Chapter 1

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