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Han Feizi 韓非子

c. 280–233 BCE · Chinese (Legalist)

The Legalist who grounded order in law and institutions, not virtue.

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Primary Source

法不阿貴

Original (Chinese)

“The law does not fawn on the noble.”

Han Feizi, “Youdu” (有度); exact wording to verify against edition

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Confucius

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