Liberty
:This article is about the concept. For other meanings, see liberty (disambiguation).
Eastern civilization
The Chinese sage Laozi warned against over-reaching governments, in a way analogous to the development in the western world of post-Lockean ideas of negative liberty. He taught that government by example and "not doing" (wú wéi) was superior to government by law and discipline.
Related Topics:
Laozi - Negative liberty - Wú wéi
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