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According to Hsun Tzu, all men are born evil and in order to become virtuous, all men must obey the ritual principles and regulations, and not indulge themselves to their emotional nature.

Hsun Tzu believed that having a virtuous society would bring about peace and a stable society. According to Hsun Tzu, “...if they have no ritual principles to guide them, they will be perverse and violent and lack order.” In my opinion, he was right because virtuous people act accordingly with regards to social norms and ritual principles. They act in ways that are fully justified within their society. In contrast, people who are non-virtuous act without regards for other people, the social norms, and the ritual principles. These people had no guidance and instructions, and are more inclined toward evil. It is interesting to see how Hsun Tzu compares the virtuous people and the non-virtuous. He referred to them as the gentleman and the petty man. One example the author gave that I thought was kind of interesting is that he compared Yao, Shun and Chieh, Robber Chih. He referred to Yao, Shun as the gentleman, and Chief, Robber Chih as the petty man. People honor Yao, Shun for that they are “able to transform their nature, apply themselves to conscious activity, and produce ritual principles.” (Hsun, 165) On the other hand, people despise Chieh, Robber Chih, because “they give free rein to their nature, follow their emotions, and are co

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