"When the perfect order pervails, the world is like a home shared by all. Virtuous and worthy men are elected to public office, and capable men hold posts of gainful employment in society: peace and trust among all men are the maxims of living. All men love and respect their own parents and children, as well as the parents and children of others. There is caring for the old: there are jobs for the adults: there are nourishment and education for the children. There is a means of support for the widows and widowers: for all who find themselves alone in the world: and for the disabled. Every man and woman has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. A sense of sharing displaces the effects of selfishness and materialism. A devotion to public duty leaves no room for idleness. Intrigues and conniving for ill gain are unknown. Villians such as thieves and robbers do not exist. The door to every home need never be locked and bolted by day or night. These are the characteristics of an ideal world, the commonwealth state."
I thought this appropriate in consideration of the current political climate and state of the world. With due respect to Confucius, the word person should be substituted for man and men.
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