The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water. The water can support the boat, or the water can capsize the boat.
Confucian philosopher
The ruler is the boat; the common people are the water. The water can support the boat, or the water can capsize the boat.
Confucian philosopher
From his political philosophy
approx. 300 BCE
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