The Sign of Good Governance: Confucius on Why Power Must Not Reside with the Ministers

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Confucius said: “When the Way prevails in the world, government is not in the hands of the high ministers.”

When the Way prevails in the world, government is not in the hands of the high ministers.

天下有道，则政不在大夫。

Source: The Analects, Ji Shi XVI, Chapter 2

Author: Confucius

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