"The wise man who has charge of governing the empire should know the cause of disorder before he can put it in order. Unless he knows its cause, he cannot regulate it."

“The murder of one person is called unrighteous and incurs one death penalty. Following this argument, the murder of ten persons will be ten times as unrighteous and there should be ten death penalties; the murder of a hundred persons will be a hundred times as unrighteous and there should be a hundred death penalties. All the gentlemen of the world know that they should condemn these things, calling them unrighteous. But when it comes to the great unrighteousness of attacking states, they do not know that they should condemn it. On the contrary, they applaud it, calling it righteous.”

“Mozi" in Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy”

“Suppose we try to locate the cause of disorder, we shall find it lies in the want of mutual love.”

“The virtuous who are prosperous must be exalted, and the virtuous who are not prosperous must be exalted too.”

“Whoever criticizes others must have something to replace them. Criticism without suggestion is like trying to stop flood with flood and put out fire with fire. It will surely be without worth.”

“Mohism" in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy”