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Daoist believe that that Laozi is the founder of Daoism. Some historians are not sure if Laozi actually existed.

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There are five key relationships. Ruler and subject, father and son, husband and wife, older brother and younger brother, and friend and friend. Friend and Friend is the only equal relationship. The others are considered hierarchical relationships and that's when one person has more power than the other.

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Confucius was a teacher that taught the beliefs of Confucianism. He also believed that there constantly being a war caused a lack of morality among the masses and it created a lack of peace.

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The teachings of Confucius didn't have a good influence on the Chinese government during the time he was alive. On the other hand, after his death his followers collected his lesson in a book called The Analects.

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Confucius thought that rulers needed to be honest, rule fairly, and set a good example for their subjects. And basically guide them.

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Also, in every relationship the person with more power or authority was required to set a good example and act with integrity and behave fairly. The other individual with less power was expected to respect the one with the greater amount of power.

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A belief or teaching of Daoism is that everything comes from the Dao (the correct way or path in life), and that people could have peace and experience the Dao if they lived in harmony with and followed the example of nature.

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Also, Daoists accept where they are in life since they noticed nature does aswell.

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Nature was full of opposites. For example, night and day, winter and summer, and wet and dry. Daoism calls these opposite forces yin, the shadowy force, and yang, the sunlit force.

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Daoists believed that rules kept people from living in harmony with nature. So, there weren't many rules and there wasn't a lot of care about the relationships people had with each other. A good ruler was considered someone who basically guided themselves with freedom and found their own path in life.

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Han Feizi was the founder of legalism and he wanted a peaceful and well ordered society. He, believed people were selfish and problems were caused by lack of respect.

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He thought that rulers needed to be in control and be supported by a strong military to maintain power. He also believed rulers should not place their trust in others.

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People were rewarded when they did good and punished for bad behavior.

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He also tried to control his opposition by imprisoning or killing people who spoke bad about him or who spoke against what he believed. He removed books he believed contained dangerous or harmful information, including books on Confucian thought.

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The rules were strict and the punishments were fierce. Another thing is that a Emperor named Qin-Shi-Huang-Di was very unpopular during his rule and thousands people were killed. After his death the emperor after him was overthrown.