Han Fei Tzu

Han Fei Tzu (c. 280-233 BCE)

• This ancient Chinese philosopher wrote bluntly about his admiration for Legalism and Authoritarianism. 

"Be empty, still, and idle, and from your place of darkness observe the defects in others."

• From Han Fei Tzu's Basic Writings translated by Burton Watson - Specifically, The Way of the Ruler.

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