When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all.

Virtuous and able men are elected to serve the public.

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, nourishment and education for the children, and means of support for widows, widowers, orphans, lonely people, as well as for the disabled and sick.

Intrigues and conniving for ill gain are unknown, and villains such as thieves and robbers do not exist. This is called "the World of Great Harmony.”

The Governing Principles of Ancient China
Scroll 7: Li Ji