"If the Government Seeks to Rule by Decree, and to Maintain

Multiple Choice

"If the government seeks to rule by decree, and to maintain order by the use of punishment, the people will seek to evade punishment and have no sense of shame. But if the government leads by virtue and governs through the rules of propriety, the people will feel shame and seek to correct their mistakes." This statement reflects the ideas of

A) Legalism.
B) Daoism.
C) Zhouism.
D) Confucianism.
E) Qin Shi Huangdi.