“The evil life of Confucius”

Confucius also trumpeted, “Life and death are fated; riches and honors are due to heaven,” and he wanted his students to memorize the following: “Only the most wise and the most foolish can never be budged.” That is to say, the slave owners were naturally people of the highest grade of intelligence, whereas the slaves were the lowest grade of fools, and such distinctions could never be changed. He propagated an idealistic fatalism and innate ability, a sinister message that served as the basis of his reasoning to restore the slave system.