Would you mind elaborating on this assertion, preferably using direct quotes from Confucius himself? It's true that Confucius focused a great deal on leadershi

Would you mind elaborating on this assertion, preferably using direct quotes from Confucius himself? It's true that Confucius focused a great deal on leadership and the hierarchical aspects of society, but I don't see how he was anymore authoritarian than Plato, whose Republic was much more authoritarian (see the film "Starship Troopers" if you want to see Plato's Republic in action). Confucius' philosophy survived 2,000 years in China because it focused on making leadership wise and just. In fact, for hundreds of years in China, anyone, no matter their background, could rise to leadership if they could demonstrate an understanding of Confucian philosophy. That seems pretty egalitarian to me.