“The world saw men of prescience with far-reaching vision, and the reason for [these men] not showing deep loyalty by helping to correct the evils of government lay in the state’s excesses in proscribing contrary opinions. Often before upright words could even be uttered, the body had met death. Thoughtful people…would only listen and incline [...]
Upright words and dead bodies: Is criticism of the government a culturally-specific value?
March 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Tags: Chinese History · Chinese politics
