The Governed and the Known: Why Action Precedes Understanding

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Confucius observed that the people can be led to follow a way, but not necessarily to understand its reasons.

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

民可使由之，不可使知之。

Source: The Analects, Tai Bo VIII, Chapter 9
Author: Confucius

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