Tā yǐnyòng yǐ xiào zhì tiānxià lái tán jiātíng lúnlǐ de shèhuì jiàzhí.
He cited 'governing the realm with filial piety' to discuss the social value of family ethics.
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history
From 《孝经·孝治章》: 昔者明王之以孝治天下也 (In ancient times, enlightened kings governed all under heaven through filial piety). The Han dynasty adopted this Confucian doctrine as state ideology — posthumous emperor titles even prefixed 孝 (e.g. 孝文帝, 孝武帝). The saying 以孝治天下 became a defining slogan of Confucian monarchy.
culture
Pairs conceptually with 忠 (loyalty to ruler) — filial piety at home trained subjects for loyalty to the emperor, making family ethics continuous with political ethics.
