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{{quote|''I know how birds can fly, fishes swim, and animals run. The runner may be snared, the swimmer hooked, and the flyer shot by the arrow. But there is the dragon: I cannot tell how he mounts on the wind through the clouds, and rises to heaven. Today I have seen Lao-tzu, and can only compare him to the dragon.''|'''Confucius''' (attributed)}}
Laozi (older transliterations include Lao Tse, Lao-Tsu) was a Chinese philosopher, the author of ''Daodejing'' (''Tao Te Ching''), which, tradition says, he wrote while going into exile, at the request of one of the guards of the kingdom, and which is the central document of Daoism ([[
As the quote shows, Daoism was big on [[The Only Way They Will Learn]]. Heavily favoring peace and quietness, the ideal ruler (or [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]) will lead people into peace and prosperity so gently that they are unaware of his existence; a king the people proclaim is good is only second best. Many men have cited him as their reason why they prefer [[Home, Sweet Home]] to the dangers of the [[Deadly Decadent Court]].
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