The Simple Truth of Governance: To Lead Correctly is to Govern

Confucius said: “Governing is rectifying. Lead with correctness, and who will dare be incorrect?”

To govern means to rectify. If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?

政者,正也。子帅以正,孰敢不正?

Source: The Analects, Yan Yuan XII, Chapter 17

Author: Confucius

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