Mencius is a great thinker, educatior and an important representative of the Confucian School of Thought in ancient China. Mencius inherited Confucius’s thought and, under the new situation, put forward the idea of “benevolent government”. He maintained that rulers should attach importance to the common people, appoint the virtuous, cultivate their virtues, train their characters, and educate the common people. Mencius’s thought, which is fully embodied in Mencius, had great influence on China and the re st of the world.
孟子是中国古代伟大的思想家、教育家,儒家学派的代表人物。他继承了孔子的思想,在新形势下提出“仁政”的主张,主张重民、任贤、修德、养性和对世人进行教育。孟子思想对我国乃至世界都发生过重大的影响。
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