Confucius on Religion
551 BC–479 BC China
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This is the ideal world – a perfect world of equality, fraternity, harmony, welfare, and justice.
All people respect and love their own parents and children, as well as the parents and children of others.
Thus intrigues and conspiracies do not arise, and thievery and robbery do not occur; therefore doors need never be locked.
When the Great Dao (Tao, perfect order) prevails, the world is like a Commonwealth State shared by all, not a dictatorship.
Honesty and trust are promoted, and good neighborliness cultivated.
Virtuous, worthy, wise and capable people are chosen as leaders.
Heaven means to be one with God.
They hate not to make use of their abilities... they do not necessarily work for their own self-interest.
The aged are cared for until death; adults are employed in jobs that make full use of their abilities; and children are nourished, educated, and fostered;...orphans... the disabled and the diseased are all well taken care of....